Anamorphic lens for Cinemascope Camera

Made:
1956 in Rochester
maker:
Bausch and Lomb Inc

Anamorphic lens inscribed "Bausch & Lomb Optical Co." Rochester, NY. USA, Cinemascope Camera Attachment DF3481" bearing "20th Century Fox Camera Dept" transfer; with camera attachment bracket, all in fitted case, c. 1956

Details

Category:
Cinematography
Object Number:
1982-201
Materials:
wood (unidentified), leather, leatherette, metal (unknown), steel (metal), nickel plated, aluminium alloy, glass, brass (copper, zinc alloy), textile, felt and velvet
Measurements:
lens: 190 mm x 150 mm x 30 mm,
box, open: 280 mm x 300 mm x 290 mm, 290 mm, 3.365 kg
type:
lens
credit:
The National Media Museum, Bradford