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OBJECT TYPE
15IN/385MM/TELE-PHOTO
DATE
1975
ARTIFACT NUMBER
1997.0440.001
MANUFACTURER
Century-Precision Cine/Optics
MODEL
TELE-ATHENAR
LOCATION
North Hollywood, California, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #
BL800664
Part Number
1
Total Parts
6
AKA
N/A
Patents
N/A
General Description
.1 METAL ALLOY, AND GLASS LENS;.2 -.5 METAL ALLOY;.6 IRON; CASE: WOODEN BODY, COVERED ON OUTSIDE WITH FAUX LEATHER AND ON INSIDE WITH RED PLUSH LINING, WITH METAL HARDWARE

Dimensions

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

Length
45.0 cm
Width
16.0 cm
Height
14.7 cm
Thickness
N/A
Weight
N/A
Diameter
N/A
Volume
N/A

Lexicon

Group
Photography
Category
Cine camera parts
Sub-Category
N/A

Manufacturer

AKA
Century
Country
United States of America
State/Province
California
City
North Hollywood

Context

Country
Worldwide
State/Province
Unknown
Period
PROBABLY USED IN THE 1970S AND 1980S
Canada
HAROLD EASTWOOD, THE ORIGINAL OWNER, WAS A SERIOUS AMATEUR CINEMATOGRAPHER. HE WAS ORIGINALLY FROM ENGLAND BUT RETIRED TO PEI. HE MADE WILDLIFE FILMS FOR THE BBC & FOR THE UN AFRICA FAMINE RELIEF. HE FILMED IN AFRICA, MEXICO, AND NORTH AMERICA.[REF 1]
Function
USED ON A CINE CAMERA TO ENABLE THE CINEMATOGRAPHER TO FILM A DISTANT OBJECT IN CLOSE-UP; FROM INFINITY TO 40 FT.
Technical
THE MOST POPULAR TELE-ATHENAR TYPE. SPECIFICATIONS: WT - 38 OZ; IRIS DIAPHRAGM - F/4.5 TO F/32; FOCUS RANGE - INFINITY TO 40 FT; FIELD OF VIEW DEGREES - 1.9; RESOLUTION - 100 LINES PER MM. FULLY COLOUR CORRECTED [REF 2]
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
.1 PRINTED AROUND MIDDLE: 'CENTURY TELE-ATHENAR U.S.A. T 15" 385 mm COATED f 4.5 5.6 8 11 16 22 32' 'BL800664' 'FEET/ 40/ INF/ 1000/ 300/ 200/ 150/ 100/ 75/ 60/ 50' '22 16 11 8 5.6 5.6 8 11 16 22'/.2 -.6 NO MARKINGS
Missing
APPEARS COMPLETE
Finish
.1 TEXTURED BLACK METAL WITH SILVER TRIM AND WHITE PRINTING;.2 TEXTURED BLACK;.3 BRUSHED METAL;.4 SHINY METAL;.5 BRUSHED METAL AND TEXTURED BLACK METAL;.6 PAINTED GLOSSY BLACK/ CASE: BLACK FAUX LEATHER EXTERIOR, BRIGHT RED LINING
Decoration
N/A

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Century-Precision Cine/Optics, Lens, circa 1975, Artifact no. 1997.0440, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1997.0440.001/

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