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Dallmeyer Camera Triple Achromatic Lens

Inventory Number 86856


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.86856

Item type
Object
Makers
Dallmeyer
Primary inscriptions
'TRIPLE ACHROMATIC LENS No 7187 P H Dallmeyer LONDON' 'R.Gunther'
Physical material
copper alloy
Glass
Dimensions
Diameter: 56mm Height: 79mm Weight: 481g
Inventory No
86856

Description

Triple Achromatic lens manufactured by Dallmeyer. Features a cylindrical shaped body with  a glass lens at either end. There is a further, third glass lens held in place in the middle of the tube, this is accessed via a rectangular shaped opening in the side of the body tube. Opposite this opening is a section of ratcheting where rack work can be attached. The body tube has a detachable collar which is engraved with the manufacturer's name. The name 'R Gunther' has also been engraved by hand on the collar.