45mm Tessar lens

45mm Tessar lens

Lens

C. P. Goerz

Maker
German, 1886–1925

45mm Tessar lens

ca. 1955
Metal and glass
Overall: 1 1/4 × 1 1/4 × 7/8 in., 0.1 lb. (3.2 × 3.2 × 2.2 cm, 0.1 kg)
Gift of David Goldstein
1981.2287.0066
DescriptionTwo, black, cylindrical, 45mm, f/3.5 Tessar lenses with adjustable apertures and set screws.
Inscriptions Engraved in white product labels on front of lenses: F:3.5 No789428 GOERZ TESSAR 45 mm, F:3.5 No783547 GOERZ TESSAR 45 mm. / Engraved in white on aperture control dial on side of lenses: F: 3.5, 4.5, 5.6, 8, 11, 16, 22 / Engraved in white on back of lenses: 789428, 783547 / Inscribed in white on back of lenses: 81:2287:66

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