General Information

Serial #

34433

Part Number

1

Total Parts

3

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

GLASS LENS IN BRASS BARREL-SHAPED MOUNTING; CHERRY OR MAHOGANY WOOD LENS BOARD..2 METAL WATERHOUSE STOP..3 IMITATION LEATHER COVERING ON WOOD FORM OF LENS COVER EXTERIOR; VELVET LINING.

Dimensions

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

Length

22.7 cm

Width

22.7 cm

Height

16.0 cm

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

Ross

Country

England

State/Province

Unknown

City

London

Context

Country

North America

State/Province

Unknown

Period

THIS TYPE OF LENS USED LATE 19TH- EARLY 20TH C.

Canada

PART OF A.M. HARDY COLL'N OF PHOTOGRAPHIC EQ.. ARCHIBALD HARDY OPERATED A PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO ON SPARKS ST. IN THE 1930S. FOLLOWING WAR SERVICE, HE EST'D A STUDIO IN VANKLEEK HILL, ONT. WHERE HE WORKED AS A HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER. HE SPECIALIZED IN WEDDING & PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY. MR. HARDY CLOSED HIS STUDIO IN 1952. (REF. 1)

Function

TO BEND LIGHT-RAYS TO CREATE IMAGE WHICH IS IMPRINTED ON FILM IN CAMERA, PRODUCING AN IMAGE.

Technical

PORTRAIT LENS WITH RACK & PINION FOCUSING MECHANISM.ACQUIRED WITH SINGLE F12 WATERHOUSE STOP.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 "Ross./ N. 34433 LONDON/ No. 3/ CABINET" incised on casing..2 "7" incised on both sides of hand grip; "F 12" and "3 x f6.3" crudely incised on one side..3 No markings visible.

Missing

LENS IS COMPLETE IN ITSELF.

Finish

.1 BRIGHT BRASS CASING. LENS BOARD FRONT IS RED-BROWN WOOD; REVERSE PAINTED BLACK..2 METAL STOP HAS BLACK FINISH..3 RED PEBBLE-TEXTURED IMITATION LEATHER COVERING ON EXTERIOR; BLACK VELVET LINING.

Decoration

N/A