General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

3

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL WITH GLASS LENS

Dimensions

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

Length

3.4 cm

Width

3.2 cm

Height

N/A

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

ELGEET

Country

United States of America

State/Province

New York

City

Rochester

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

PROBABLY USED IN THE 1950S AND 1960S

Canada

EDWARD KOWALSKI (ORIGINAL OWNER) WAS AN AMATEUR DOCUMENTARY FILM MAKER WHO MADE FILMS FOR THE POLISH-CANADIAN COMMUNITY IN TORONTO BETWEEN 1958 & 1973. ONE OF HIS FILMS HAS BEEN PRESERVED BY THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES (VIDEO REF. LIB. #VI 8603-001) [SEE S.I. FILE FOR 930261]

Function

USED TO ADJUST THE OPTICS OF A 8MM CINE CAMERA TO FOCUS CLOSE-UP AT A WIDE RANGE.

Technical

THIS LENS IS USED FOR CLOSE-UP PHOTOGRAPHY WHEN THERE IS A LIMITED CHOICE OF VANTAGE POINTS. IT TAKES IN MORE OF A SCENE AT THE SAME DISTANCE AS A NORMAL LENS. [REF 1]

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

PRINTED AROUND LENS: 'ELGEET CINEMATAR WIDE ANGLE'/ STAMPED: 'FOR BROWNIE'/.2 STAMPED IN BAND: 'FOR BAUER'/.3 STAMPED ON EDGE: 'USE SERIES 4.5 FILTER'

Missing

N/A

Finish

SHINY METAL WITHBLACK PRINTING

Decoration

N/A