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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
More Information
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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