Accession No

1626

Brief Description

petzval cine projector lens, by R. and J. Beck Ltd., English, 1935

Origin

England; London

Maker

R. and J. Beck Ltd.

Class

optical

Earliest Date

1935

Latest Date

1935

Inscription Date

Material

metal (white metal); glass

Dimensions

length 88mm; diameter 69mm

Special Collection

Provenance

Donated by Beck Ltd. in 1972.

Inscription

‘R & J. BECK. LTD
LONDON’ (front end)

Description Notes

White metal barrel with black painted ends containing lenses at either end.
Attached label reads ‘2 inch F/1.4 Petzval cine projection lens. Designed 1935. Manufactured 1935. for Western Electric.’

Condition fair; complete.

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