Set of 7 lenses for Busch Vademecum combination lens set.
Emil Busch (1820 - 1888)
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1899
Materials
Glass, Metal
Measurements
11 mm (Depth); 38 mm (Diameter)
Place of origin
Germany
Order this imageCollection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1525086.1
Summary
Set of 7 lenses for Busch Vademecum combination lens set. 7 lenses with focal lengths respectively of: 15, 25, 35, 45, 55, 65. and 75. The single-lens elements can be combined to different focal lengths.
Provenance
Part of the Fenton Collection. A gift from British Film Institute in 2017. From 1986-1999, part of BFI collection for the Museum of the Moving Image. BFI purchased collection in 1986 from James Fenton's Museum of Photography, Port Erin, Isle of Man 1976-1986.
Makers and roles
Emil Busch (1820 - 1888), manufacturer