General Information

Serial #

BL800664

Part Number

1

Total Parts

6

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

.1 METAL ALLOY, AND GLASS LENS;.2 -.5 METAL ALLOY;.6 IRON; CASE: WOODEN BODY, COVERED ON OUTSIDE WITH FAUX LEATHER AND ON INSIDE WITH RED PLUSH LINING, WITH METAL HARDWARE

Dimensions

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

Length

45.0 cm

Width

16.0 cm

Height

14.7 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

Century

Country

United States of America

State/Province

California

City

North Hollywood

Context

Country

Worldwide

State/Province

Unknown

Period

PROBABLY USED IN THE 1970S AND 1980S

Canada

HAROLD EASTWOOD, THE ORIGINAL OWNER, WAS A SERIOUS AMATEUR CINEMATOGRAPHER. HE WAS ORIGINALLY FROM ENGLAND BUT RETIRED TO PEI. HE MADE WILDLIFE FILMS FOR THE BBC & FOR THE UN AFRICA FAMINE RELIEF. HE FILMED IN AFRICA, MEXICO, AND NORTH AMERICA.[REF 1]

Function

USED ON A CINE CAMERA TO ENABLE THE CINEMATOGRAPHER TO FILM A DISTANT OBJECT IN CLOSE-UP; FROM INFINITY TO 40 FT.

Technical

THE MOST POPULAR TELE-ATHENAR TYPE. SPECIFICATIONS: WT - 38 OZ; IRIS DIAPHRAGM - F/4.5 TO F/32; FOCUS RANGE - INFINITY TO 40 FT; FIELD OF VIEW DEGREES - 1.9; RESOLUTION - 100 LINES PER MM. FULLY COLOUR CORRECTED [REF 2]

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 PRINTED AROUND MIDDLE: 'CENTURY TELE-ATHENAR U.S.A. T 15" 385 mm COATED f 4.5 5.6 8 11 16 22 32' 'BL800664' 'FEET/ 40/ INF/ 1000/ 300/ 200/ 150/ 100/ 75/ 60/ 50' '22 16 11 8 5.6 5.6 8 11 16 22'/.2 -.6 NO MARKINGS

Missing

APPEARS COMPLETE

Finish

.1 TEXTURED BLACK METAL WITH SILVER TRIM AND WHITE PRINTING;.2 TEXTURED BLACK;.3 BRUSHED METAL;.4 SHINY METAL;.5 BRUSHED METAL AND TEXTURED BLACK METAL;.6 PAINTED GLOSSY BLACK/ CASE: BLACK FAUX LEATHER EXTERIOR, BRIGHT RED LINING

Decoration

N/A