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- OBJECT TYPE
- 105MM/F4.5/4 IN./LUMENIZED
- DATE
- 1950–1959
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1995.1497.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Eastman Kodak Co.
- MODEL
- ENLARGING EKTANON
- LOCATION
- Rochester, New York, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 2
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- .1 METAL; GLASS/.2 METAL WITH VELVET LINING/.3 CARDSTOCK
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 6.7 cm
- Width
- 6.7 cm
- Height
- 3.8 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Photography
- Category
- Still processing
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Kodak
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- New York
- City
- Rochester
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, FOUNDERAND PRESIDENT OF DOMINION WIDE PHOTOGRAPHY LTD., OTTAWA (1952-1995). MR. OLSON WAS A PHOTOGRAPHER FOR MANY YEARS AND HIS STUDIO DID WORK FOR BOTH THE OTTAWA JOURNAL AND THE CBC. - Function
-
USED WHEN ATTACHED TO AN ENLARGER TO FOCUS AN IMAGE OF A NEGATIVE ON TO SENSITIZED PAPER SO THAT BY ADJUSTING THE DISTANCE BETWEEN LENS AND PAPER, IT IS POSSIBLE TO OBTAIN ALMOST ANY DEGREE OF ENLARGEMENT [REF 1]. CAN ALSO BE USED WHEN THE ENLARGER IS CONVERTED TO A VIEW CAMERA. - Technical
-
THIS TYPE OF LENS IS LUMENIZED WHICH MEANS THAT A SPECIAL HARD COATING HAS BEEN APPLIED TO ALL AIR-GLASS SURFACES TO DECREASE INTERNAL REFLECTIONS & INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF LIGHT TRANSMITTED [REF 2]. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- .1 PRINTED ON HOLDER: 'Made in U.S.A. by Eastman Kodak Co., Rochester, N.Y./ [scale]'/ PRINTED AROUND LENS: 'Kodak Enlarging Ektanon f:4.5 105 mm. L'/ BOX: PRINTING INCLUDES: 'Kodak/ ENLARGING/ EKTANON LENS/ FOR KODAK FLUROLITE/ AND PRECISION ENLARGERS/ IN LENS BOARD (2 5/8 X 2 5/8 INCHES)/ 4-INCH F/4.5 LUMENIZED/ SOLE IMPRTER INTO CANADA/ CANADIAN KODAK CO., LIMITED/ TORONTO/ MADE IN ROCHESTER, N.Y., U.S.A. BY/ EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY/ TRADE MARK REG. U.S. PAT. OFF.'/.2 NO MARKINGS
- Missing
- APPEARS COMPLETE
- Finish
- LENS BOARD: MATTE BLACK/ LENS HOLDER: SHINY METAL WITH BLACK PRINTING; LENS SUPPORT SHINY BLACK WITH WHITE PRINTING/ CAP: SHINY METAL WITH BLACK LINING/ BOX: TOP - YELLOW PAPER WITH BLACK & RED PRINTING; BOTTOM - BLACK PAPER
- Decoration
- N/A
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Eastman Kodak Co., Lens, between 1950–1959, Artifact no. 1995.1497, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1995.1497.001/
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