Lens [Petzval portrait lens]

Maker and role
Voigtländer AG, Manufacturer
 Production date
Circa 1840

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Accession number
1965.172
Maker
Voigtländer AG
Description
Petzval portrait lens - first lens ever computed - Brass with screw-rod focussing adjustment. Approximately 6" long. No.12028.
Marks
No. 12028 / Voigthander & John / in Wienund / Braunsehnerg Engraved
No. 12028 / Voigthander & John / in Wienund / Braunsehnerg Engraved
Media/Materials
Processed Material/Metal
Processed Material/Glass
Credit Line
Voigtländer AG. Circa 1840. Lens [Petzval portrait lens], 1965.172. The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).

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