General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

4

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

.1 METAL AND GLASS;.2 TO.4 METAL AND GLASS; CASE: WOOD LINED WITH FELT AND COVERED WITH FAUX LEATHER AND METAL HARDWARE

Dimensions

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

Length

14.5 cm

Width

9.5 cm

Height

3.8 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

Zeiss

Country

Federal Republic of Germany

State/Province

Unknown

City

Stuttgart

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

PROBABLY USED IN THE 1950S

Canada

Unknown

Function

USED, WHEN ATTACHED TO A CAMERA, TO ALLOW FOR SHARP FOCUS AT CLOSER DISTANCES.

Technical

GIVES SHARP FOCUS AT THREE DISTANCES OF 20, 30, AND 50. BEFORE EXPOSURE THE CAMERA IS MOVED NEARER TO AND FARTHER FROM THE SUBJECT UNTIL THE IMAGES IN THE CONTAMETER FUSE. THE INSTRUMENT IS SPECIALLY CORRECTED TO OBVIATE PARALLEX ERROR, THE ANGLE OF VIEW IS THUS DETERMINED BY LOOKING THRU THE EYEPIECE [REF 1].

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 PRINTED ON BODY: 'Contameter/ ZEISS/ IKON/ Stuttgart/ 20 30 50'/ STAMPED IN FOOT: 'Made/ in Germany/ 439'/.2 to.4 PRINTING ON OUTER EDGE: 'Zeiss - Opton Proxar 20 S40.5 Germany'/ [ALL THE SAME EXCEPT].3 '30';.4 '50'/ PRINTED ON CASE: 'ZEISS/ IKON/ CONTAMETER'

Missing

N/A

Finish

.1 SATIN FINISH THREE SIDES WITH GLOSSY BLACK BASE; BLACK PRINTING; CHROMED DIAL/.2 TO.3 CHROMED EDGE WITH BLACK PRINTING; CLEAR GLASS/ CASE: BROWN FAUX LEATHER COVERING WITH GOLD PRINTING; INTERIORLINED WITH WINE FELT

Decoration

N/A