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OBJECT TYPE: IRIS DIAPHRAGM
DATE: 1935
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2001.0395.001

MANUFACTURER: Eastman Kodak Co.
MODEL: AEROSTIGMAT F-4.5
LOCATION: Rochester, New York, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 632
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: .1 GLASS OPTICS MOUNTED IN METAL CASING; ALLMOUNTED ON WOODEN LENS BOARD..2 LEATHER COVERED LENS CAP HAS VELVET LINING.

Dimensions

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

Length: 23.0 cm
Width: 22.8 cm
Height: 9.0 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: Kodak
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New York
City: Rochester

Context

Country: North America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: THIS TYPE OF LENS PROBABLY USED AFTER 1935+
Canada: PART OF A.M. HARDY COLLECTION OF PHOTOGRAPHIC EQ.. ARCHIBALD HARDY OPERATED A PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO ON SPARKS ST., OTTAWA 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
Function: TO BEND LIGHT RAYS TO CREATE IMAGE WHICH IS IMPRINTED ON FILM IN CAMERA.
Technical: FOCAL LENGTH= 10 INCHES. (REF. 1)
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1 "AEROSTIGMAT F-4.5 10 in. NO. 632/ MADE IN U.S.A. BY EASTMAN KODAK CO. ROCHESTER, N.Y." marked in white on ring surrounding lens. f stops and other markings also present on lens casing. "NO. 632" marked on reverse of lens housing. "8.2" handwritten on white label applied to lens board face..2 No markings visible.
Missing: NONE.
Finish: .1 LENS CASING HAS BLACK ENAMEL FINISH ON MOST SURFACES; SPIRAL GROOVE SILVER METAL BARREL. DARK BROWN WOOD FINISH ON LENS BOARD FRONT; REVERSE PAINTED FLAT BLACK..2 THICK BLACK LEATHER COVERING ON LENS CAP; BLACK VELVET LINED.
Decoration: N/A

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Eastman Kodak Co., Lens, after 1935, Artifact no. 2001.0395, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2001.0395.001/

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