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Crouch Symmetrical Doublet Camera Lens

Inventory Number 56574


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.56574

Item type
Object
Makers
Crouch
Primary inscriptions
'(No 262) Henry Crouch. 66 Barbican. London (4 I IL) F11 F16 F45'
Physical material
copper alloy
Glass
Dimensions
Height: 22mm Width: 42mm Depth: 51mm Weight: 97g
Inventory No
56574

Description

Symmetrical doublet lens, manufactured by Crouch. Features a pair of convex lenses mounted in a cylindrical metal body. Lenses are mounted either side of a central aperture. Size of aperture is controlled via a revolving dial which protrudes from a rectangular slit in the side of the metal body.