~GOOD PETZVAL-TYPE STUDIO PORTRAIT CAMERA LENS~
$200 (OBO) + postage
A good Victorian studio portrait camera lens in the style of Petzval. c.1860
Dimensions
80 x 52 mm.
Circa
1860
Country of manufacture
Germany
Description
A good Victorian studio, portrait camera lens in the style of Petzval. Although unsigned, it is of the highest quality with excellent, damage free lenses and rack and pinion focusing (one screw replaced on mounting bracket). Bright brass construction with flip over lens cover (nipple in center). 57 mm. diameter thread mount to camera, 40 mm. object lens, 50 mm. internal lens, 52 mm. diameter body tube with an overall length of 80 mm.
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ScientificaOpticae
Scientifica Opticae
Mark Hacking (Scientifica Opticae Inc.) has been an avid collector/dealer for over 30 years. A former Science teacher, he has an innate love for anything natural or mechanical. Specializing in optical (microscopes, telescopes), surveying, medical, weighing and drawing instruments, he is an active participant of the Scientific Instrument Fair in London. Living in Stratford, Ontario, Canada, with his wife and two children; Mark looks forward to meeting as many fellow collectors as possible, and has a worldwide following on eBay (Sciopti).
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