Accession No

1621

Brief Description

0.4-inch Petzval-form lens, by R. and J. Beck Ltd., English, 1/2 20th Century

Origin

England; London

Maker

R. and J. Beck Ltd.

Class

optical

Earliest Date

1900

Latest Date

1950

Inscription Date

Material

metal (brass); glass

Dimensions

length 40mm; diameter 15mm

Special Collection

Provenance

Donated by Beck Ltd. in 1972.

Inscription

Description Notes

Brass barrel with screwfit brass mounts for lenses. Front optical element is missing.
Used for sound reproduction for the Gaumont Company (according to paper label).

Condition good; incomplete (one optical element missing).

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