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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
More Information
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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