Accession No

1629

Brief Description

petzval cine projector lens, by R. and J. Beck Ltd., English, 1938

Origin

England; London

Maker

R. and J. Beck Ltd.

Class

optical

Earliest Date

1938

Latest Date

1938

Inscription Date

Material

metal (chrome, brass); glass

Dimensions

length 56mm; diameter 37mm

Special Collection

Provenance

Donated by Beck Ltd. in 1972.

Inscription

Description Notes

Chrome-plated brass barrel with lenses at either end. Screw thread for attachment to camera.
Attached label reads ‘2 inch focus F/1.6 Petzval 16mm cine projection lens. Designed 1937. Manufactured 1938.’

Condition fair (some of the plating is coming off); complete.

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