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OBJECT TYPE: F0.5/SUPPLEMENTARY/SLIP-ON
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1995.1618.001

MANUFACTURER: Zeiss Ikon
MODEL: PROXAR
LOCATION: Stuttgart, Federal Republic of Germany

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: GLASS; METAL WITH SYNTHETIC CASE

Dimensions

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

Length: 3.2 cm
Width: N/A
Height: N/A
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: Zeiss
Country: Federal Republic of Germany
State/Province: Unknown
City: Stuttgart

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: PROBABLY USED SINCE THE 1950S
Canada: Unknown
Function: USED TO ENABLE THE CAMERA TO PHOTOGRAPH SMALL OBJECTS OR PORTIONS OF LARGER ONES AT SHORTER DISTANCES THAN THREE FEET, USING THE NORMAL LENS OF 2" (5 CM.) FOCAL LENGTH.
Technical: THE LENS ALLOW FOR FOCUSSING BETWEEN 35 1/2 AND 20 INCHES FROM THE SUBJECT [REF 1].
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: PRINTED ON RINGS:.1 'Zeiss-Opton Proxar f=0.5m A28.5 Germany 909'/.2 'Zeiss-Opton Proxar f=1m A28.5 Germany'/ CASES: MOLDED: 'ZEISS/ IKON/ Zeiss-Ikon A-G Stuttgart/ Made in Germany/ 322/ 39/ 352/ 353/ 909/ 910'
Missing: N/A
Finish: CHROMED METAL RINGS WITH BLACK PRINTING; CLEAR GLASS; CLEAR CASE
Decoration: N/A

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Zeiss Ikon, Lens, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1995.1618, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1995.1618.001/

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