Lens.

Made:
Dublin
maker:
Howard Grubb
Lens.

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Horizontal enlarger for negatives up to 1/2 plate (6 1/2 x 4 3/4). All metal lamp house designed for gaslight. Well ventilated and moved by rack and pinion mechanism. With a 6 inch condensor mounted in front of a light source. The negative carrier is filled with a circular insert which can be rotated by rack and pinion mechanism operated from the outside. The milled screw turns it left and right and the other moves the negative carrier up and down. Focusing is by means of rack and pinion. Fitted with a symmetrical lens F.11 12 inch focal length with Waterhouse stops. c.1908.

Details

Category:
Photographic Technology
Collection:
Arthur Frank Collection
Object Number:
1979-559/1451
Materials:
glass
Measurements:
overall: 80 mm x 80 mm x 98 mm,
type:
lens
credit:
The Arthur Frank Collection