Petzval Portrait Lens
- Made:
- circa 1860
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A Petzval portrait type of double lens, F.5.3 8 inch f.l. with rack and pinion adjustment, fixed aperture. c. 1860.
Details
- Category:
- Photographic Technology
- Collection:
- Arthur Frank Collection
- Object Number:
- 1979-559/1455
- Materials:
- glass and brass (copper, zinc alloy)
- Measurements:
-
overall: 73 mm x 73 mm x 112 mm,
- type:
- lens
- credit:
- The Arthur Frank Collection
