Beck shutter and lens
Shutter
Beck shutter and lens
Metal, wood, and glass
Overall: 5 7/8 × 4 3/4 × 3 1/8 in. (15 × 12 × 8 cm)
Gift of Eastman Kodak Company, ex-collection Gabriel Cromer, 1972
1972.0332.0013
DescriptionSerial #30 shutter mounted on lens #5788.
Inscriptions Engraved in metal, shutter board, BR: NEWMAN'S \ PATENT \ R&J Beck
Engraved in metal, shutter board, BL: [exposure scale, 1 to 1/50th] \ 30 [serial #]
Engraved in metal, lens barrel, C: 8 1/2 x 6 1/2 RECT \ 11 inch FOCUS \ R & J Beck \ No 5788
Engraved in metal, plate affixed to lens board, LC: [scale, f/stops from f/8 to f/64]
Inscribed in white ink, lens board, TR: CROMER
Engraved in metal, shutter board, BL: [exposure scale, 1 to 1/50th] \ 30 [serial #]
Engraved in metal, lens barrel, C: 8 1/2 x 6 1/2 RECT \ 11 inch FOCUS \ R & J Beck \ No 5788
Engraved in metal, plate affixed to lens board, LC: [scale, f/stops from f/8 to f/64]
Inscribed in white ink, lens board, TR: CROMER
