Raytar 75mm. f/2.3 Motion Picture Lens
Lens
Bausch + Lomb Optical Co.
American, estab. 1853
Raytar 75mm. f/2.3 Motion Picture Lens
ca 1931
Metal and glass
Overall: 2 1/2 × 2 1/2 × 4 1/8 in., 0.9 lb. (6.4 × 6.4 × 10.5 cm, 0.4 kg)
Gift of Hearst Metrotone News, Inc., 1979
1979.2910.0011
DescriptionSerial #3233234 Black and chrome, motion picture lens with lens shield, focus ring and aperture ring.
Inscriptions Embossed in brass on front of lens: 75mm RAYTAR f/2.3 BAUSCH & LOMB OPTICAL CO. ROCHESTER, N.Y. U.S.A. Pat. Pdg. 3233234 / Engraved in black on focus ring: INF, 100, 50, 35, 25, 20, 15, 12, 10, 9, 8 / Engraved in black on aperture ring: T, 2.5, 2.8, 4, 5.6, 8, 11, 16, 22
