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AS-IS Antique Brass Camera Lens Jas H Smith Chicago 1/2 Size Globe Portrait Vtg

$ 95.03

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Condition: FULL LISTING has 47 PHOTOS of this item. If viewing on a phone/tablet you need to manually navigate to the FULL LISTING (tap "read more" or "item description" etc). Lens is missing the external focus gear assembly. Front and back rims are dented (I was able to unthread the front element but not the back, I just pressed it into my hand and wasn't able to loosen it that way). The front element has chipping at the baffle edge, not in the same location as the dent but likely related. Barrel is 69.5mm diameter or close and 130mm in length (5-1/8" long, 2-3/4" diameter). Some scratches to inner barrel black baffle coating paint. Front element has some small scratches and scuffs. Some edge spidering seen on back element, doesn't look like fungus (but has similar appearance), looks like it is coating related. Likely other small optical blemishes etc. The Jas H Smith company was more of a photographic supply company but did make at least one studio camera ....continued in FULL LISTING
  • Brand: Jas H Smith
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    AS-IS Antique Brass Camera Lens Jas H Smith Chicago 1/2 Size Globe Portrait Vtg
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    --- Lens is missing the external focus gear assembly.  Front and back rims are dented (I was able to unthread the front element but not the back, I just pressed it into my hand and wasn't able to loosen it that way).  The front element has chipping at the baffle edge, not in the same location as the dent but likely related.  Barrel is 69.5mm diameter or close and 130mm in length (5-1/8" long, 2-3/4" diameter).  Some scratches to inner barrel black baffle coating paint.  Front element has some small scratches and scuffs.  Some edge spidering seen on back element, doesn't look like fungus (but has similar appearance), looks like it is coating related.  Likely other small optical blemishes etc.  The Jas H Smith company was more of a photographic supply company but did make at least one studio camera model I think and other professional equipment.
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