Brass-Mounted Achromatic Landscape Lens

Made:
circa 1885 in Birmingham
maker:
J Lancaster and Son
Brass-Mounted Achromatic Landscape Lens

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Brass mounted Achromatic landscape lens with effective aperture F.12 9.5 inch f.l with patent iris diaphragm. Lancaster, c.1885.

Details

Category:
Photographic Technology
Collection:
Arthur Frank Collection
Object Number:
1979-559/1169
Materials:
brass (copper, zinc alloy) and glass
Measurements:
overall: 52 mm 57 mm,
type:
lens
credit:
The Arthur Frank Collection