Cam, coupling

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OBJECT TYPE: F= 90MM
DATE: 1950–1959
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1995.1516.001

MANUFACTURER: LINHOF PRECISION CAMERA WORKS
MODEL: D.P.A.
LOCATION: Munich, Federal Republic of Germany

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General Information

Serial #: 2527297
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 3
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: .1 -.3 ALUMINUM

Dimensions

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

Length: 4.7 cm
Width: 4.0 cm
Height: N/A
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 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 (1952-1995). MR. OLSON WAS A PHOTOGRAPHER FOR MANY YEARS AND HIS STUDIO DID WORK FOR BOTH THE OTTAWA JOURNAL AND THE CBC AS WELL AS OTHER CLIENTS.
Function: USED IN A CAMERA ALONG WITH A COUPLED MULTIFOCUS RANGEFINDER TO CONTROL THE ANGLE OF THE LIGHT BEAMS IN ORDER TO FOCUS THE IMAGE DEPENDING ON THE FOCAL LENGTH OF THE LENS. THESE ONES WOULD BE USED SPECIFICALLY WITH 90MM LENSES.
Technical: TYPE SAMPLE OF A SPECIAL CAMERA PART DEVELOPED FORLINHOF CAMERAS TO ASSIST IN FOCUSING. NOT USED BY OTHER MANUFACTURERS
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: ALL: STAMPED ON ATTACHMENT ARM -' LINHOF/ MUNCHEN/ D.P.a.'/.1 STAMPED ON: 'f=90mm/ 2527297/ 33191'/.2 STAMPED ON: 'f=90mm/ 3121406/ 33050'/.3 STAMPED ON: 'f=90mm/ 3121440/ 33211'
Missing: COMPLETE
Finish: .1 UNFINISHED;.2 &.3 TOP PART SHINY, BOTTOM PART UNFINISHED
Decoration: N/A

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LINHOF PRECISION CAMERA WORKS, Cam, coupling, between 1950–1959, Artifact no. 1995.1516, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1995.1516.001/

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