General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

SYNTHETIC WITH METAL HARDWARE/ BOX: CARDSTOCK COVERED WITH SYNTHETIC FABRIC

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

8.7 cm

Width

8.7 cm

Height

6.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Photography

Category

Still camera accessories

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

LINHOF

Country

Federal Republic of Germany

State/Province

Unknown

City

Munich

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

PROBABLY USED IN THE 1950S AND 1960S

Canada

PART OF A COLLECTION OF PHOTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT FROM THE ESTATE OF WILFRED HAROLD OLSON, FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT OF DOMINION WIDE PHOTOGRAPHY LTD., OTTAWA (C 1950-1955). MR. OLSON WAS A PHOTOGRAPHER FOR MANY YEARS AND HIS STUDIO DID WORK FOR BOTH THE OTTAWA JOURNAL AND THE CBC.

Function

USED TO PROTECT A CAMERA LENS AGAINST EXTRANEOUS LIGHT AND REFLECTION OUTSIDE THE FIELD OF THE PICTURE BEING TAKEN. ALSO PROTECTS AGAINST SPOTTING THE LENS IN SNOW, RAIN, OR WHEN TAKING PHOTOS OF WATER SPORTS.

Technical

Unknown

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

HOOD: PRINTED: 'Linhof/ LINHOF/ MUNCHEN'/ MOLDED IN BACK: 'Linhof/ Universal-Sonnenblende/ West-Germany/ [GREEK LETTER PHI] 42 mm'/ BOX: PRINTED ON SIDE: 'Kompendiumblende/ 42mm [GREEK LETTER PHI]/ Compendium Sunshade/ Parasoleil Comp./ 42mm [GREEK LETTER PHI]/ Parasol Comp./ Linhof'/ HANDWRITTEN ON SIDE: 'MAG 1247'

Missing

APPEARS COMPLETE

Finish

HOOD: BLACK WITH SILVER PRINTING/ BOX: PALE GREEN AND BROWN LID WITH GOLD PRINTING

Decoration

BOX: LID COVERED HALF ANDHALF WITH GREEN AND BROWN SPLIT DIAGONALLY DOWN THE MIDDLE