Petzal portrait type lens F.4

Made:: circa 1880 in London

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Petzal portrait type lens F.4, 9 inch f.l. with Waterhouse stops and rack and pinion focusing. London School of Photography, c.1880.

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Category:: Photographic Technology

Collection:: Arthur Frank Collection

Object Number:: 1979-559/1422

Materials:: glass

Measurements:: overall: 166 mm 82 mm,

type:: lens

credit:: The Arthur Frank Collection

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Petzal portrait type lens F.4

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