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OBJECT TYPE: ZOOM/9.5-95MM/FOCUSING
DATE: 1960–1969
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1995.1539.001

MANUFACTURER: Angenieux, Pierre
MODEL: ANGENIEUX ZOOM
LOCATION: Paris, France

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General Information

Serial #: 1160547
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL; GLASS; SYNTHETIC

Dimensions

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

Length: 23.5 cm
Width: 16.0 cm
Height: 9.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Photography
Category: Still camera parts
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Angenieux
Country: France
State/Province: Unknown
City: Paris

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: PROBABLY THE 1960S
Canada: PART OF A COLLECTION OF PHOTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT FORM 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 FOR OTHER CLIENTS.
Function: USED, WHEN ATTACHED TO A CAMERA, TO BEND LIGHT RAYS TO CREATE AN IMAGE WHICH IS IMPRINTED ON THE FILM ON THE BACK OF A CAMERA. THIS ONE PROVIDES A CONTINUOUS RANGE OF FOCAL LENGTHS FROM 9.5 TO 95 MM.
Technical: PROVIDES A CONTINUOUS RANGE OF FOCAL LENGTHS WITHOUT THE NEEDFOR CHANGING THE LENS ON THE CAMERA.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: PRINTED AROUND END OF LENS HOUSING: 'ANGENIEUX - ZOOM TYPE 10 X 9.5 A NO 1160547 P. ANGENIEUX PARIS F.9.5 - 95mm 1:2.2'/ 3 SCALES ON HOUSING/ ON END OF LENS CAP: 'RANGE [?]EUX/ PARIS'/ PRINTED ON LIGHT METER: 'KYORITSU ELECTRICLA INST. LTD./ [SCALE]/ VU/ VR-2P MADE IN JAPAN'
Missing: N/A
Finish: GENERALLY FINISHED IN MATTE BLACK WITH SOME SHINY METAL TRIM; WHITE PRINTING
Decoration: N/A

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Angenieux, Pierre, Lens, between 1960–1969, Artifact no. 1995.1539, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1995.1539.001/

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