Petzval Type Lens
Petzval type lens by J H Dallmeyer F; 6 inches c. f/3.8 with one Waterhouse stop, No 3.
Ottewill Plate Camera
- PART OF:
- The Kodak Museum Collection
- maker:
- Thomas Ottewill and Company
Ottewill plate camera. Sliding body camera for 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 inch plates. Fitted with a Petzval type lens by J H Dallmeyer F; 6 inches c. f/3.8 with one Waterhouse stop, No 3. Rack and pinion focusing on lens, pinion missing. Serial No 3488. Sliding rising front, rack and pinion focusing on rear panel. With repeating type back with sliding ground glass screen.
Details
- Category:
- Photographic Technology
- Collection:
- Kodak Collection
- Object Number:
- 1990-5036/2001
- Materials:
- mahogany (wood), glass and bone
- Measurements:
-
overall: 225 mm x 460 mm x 230 mm,
- type:
- plate camera
- credit:
- The Kodak Collection at the National Media Museum, Bradford
Parts
Dallmeyer lens
Lens, manufactured by J H Dallmeyer Ltd., inscribed with '3488'.
- Measurements:
-
overall: 90 mm x 69 mm x 72 mm,
- Materials:
- metal (unknown) and glass
- Object Number:
- 1990-5036/2001/2
- type:
- lens
