A bakelite case for close-up lens
Zeiss Ikon
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1945 - 1955
Materials
Bakelite?, Cardboard
Measurements
55 x 50 x 12 mm
Place of origin
Dresden
Collection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1525545.2
Summary
A bakelite case for close-up lens. The case Inside are two circular card tables one of which is a focus calculator (in German), on the reverse side it says 'Focussing with lens No 995/21 or 995/24'. The other disc simply says '37mm Nr 995/24 0.7X'. Outside the top has the Zeiss Ikon Logo and 'Made in Germany'.
Provenance
Donated to the Fox Talbot Museum by D. Pirie-Dye and A. Pirie-Dye.
Makers and roles
Zeiss Ikon, manufacturer