General Information

Serial #

725266

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL WITH GLASS LENS/ CARDSTOCK BOX WITH VELVET LINING

Dimensions

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

Length

3.0 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

Wollensak

Country

United States of America

State/Province

New York

City

Rochester

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

PROBABLY USED FROM THE 1950S TO THE 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 ON A 16MM CINE CAMERA TO FOCUS FROM 10 INCHES TO INFINITY.

Technical

LENS FOR A 16MM CINE CAMERA WITH A STANDARD "C" MOUNTING. A MODERATE WIDE ANGLE LENS. [REF 1]

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

LENS: PRINTED AROUNDBODY: 'MADE IN U.S.A. SER. NO. 725266/ INF 15 10 8 6 5 4 3 2'6" 2 1'6" 1 10"/ WOLLENSAK 17MM f/2.7 W[LOGO] RAPTAR f2.7 4 5.6 8 11 16'/ PRINTING ON BOX LID: 'Wollensak/ WOLLENSAK CINE RAPTAR/ 17MM (11/16") Focus F2.7/ Focus Mount'

Missing

APPEARS COMPLETE

Finish

LENS CHROMED WITH BLACK PRINTING/ BOX: SILVER LID WITH NAVY PRINTING; NAVY BOTTOM; BLUE VELVET LINING

Decoration

N/A