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OBJECT TYPE: 35mm/single lens reflex/w. finder
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2010.0223.001

MANUFACTURER: Kodak
MODEL: Anastigmat F-1.9 25mm
LOCATION: United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Silver metal lens casing and finder frame; rectangular casing opening in front of lens appears to be brass/bronze with black finish; lens and finder have glass optics.

Dimensions

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

Length: 9.5 cm
Width: 3.8 cm
Height: 4.2 cm
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: Kodak
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Quebec
Period: Unknown
Canada: Owned and used by Canadian film maker Bill Mason, who achieved international recognition for his wilderness and canoeing documentaries in the 1960s and 1970s.
Function: A component of camera which bends light rays to create an image which is imprinted on film in a camera.
Technical: The Bill Mason collection consists of typical cameras and other equipment in the 16mm format widely used by documentary film makers in Canada in this period.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: "KODAK ANASTIGMAT F-1.9 25MM U.S.A. PAT. NOS. 1,620,337 - 1,690,607" stamped into lens casing. "W.T. CO." stamped into back of finder frame [NB: visible only when mounting is shifted]. All lens settings labelled. "- 6 FT./ 2 FT. -/ = 0" etched on finder glass.
Missing: Unknown: appears complete.
Finish: Silver metal lens casing and finder frame; rectangular casing opening in front of lens appears to be brass/bronze with black finish; lens and finder have glass optics.
Decoration: N/A

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Kodak, Lens, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 2010.0223, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2010.0223.001/

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