Lot Essay
These lenses were used on the world's largest camera, as listed in the current Guinness Book of Records, which was based in Derby until its recent dismantling.
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Photographic lenses
Taylor-Hobson, Leicester; comprising a Cooke Apotal 24 inch f/9 no. 593242, a Cooke Apotal 18 inch f/9 no. 592038, a Butal 9¾ inch f/8 no. 746996, a Butal 6 inch f/5.6 no. 751981, a Process Anastigmat Series IB 16 inch no. 273761; a Rank Taylor Hobson Prism in box; a Baty micrometer in box; a Bell and Howell 16mm projector
Taylor-Hobson, Leicester; comprising a Cooke Apotal 24 inch f/9 no. 593242, a Cooke Apotal 18 inch f/9 no. 592038, a Butal 9¾ inch f/8 no. 746996, a Butal 6 inch f/5.6 no. 751981, a Process Anastigmat Series IB 16 inch no. 273761; a Rank Taylor Hobson Prism in box; a Baty micrometer in box; a Bell and Howell 16mm projector