Darlot No. 2 Hemispherique Rapide camera lens
Datecirca 1875
Inventory Number1998-1-0519
ClassificationPhotographic Lens
Subject
Maker
Alphonse Darlot
1828 - 1895
Supplier
Benjamin French and Company
1844 - 1890
Cultural Region
Place of Origin
Dimensions6.2 × 6 × 5.6 cm (2 7/16 × 2 3/8 × 2 3/16 in.)
Material
DescriptionThis is a Darlot no. 2 rapid hemispherical camera lens with a slot for inserting Waterhouse stops. There is a sliding sleeve with a threaded rim that moves over the brass barrel holding the front and rear lenses. The sleeve is locked with a thumb screw.
Signedengraved in italics: Darlot / Paris
engraved lightly in roman letters crosswise on lens barrel: B. F. & Co
Inscribedserial no: 7515
engraved on lens cell: No 2. Hémisphérique Rapide
Alphonse Darlot
Date: circa 1875
Object number: 2014-1-0025a
Alphonse Darlot
Date: circa 1875
Object number: 2014-1-0025c
Alphonse Darlot
Date: 1865-1870
Object number: 1998-1-0518
Alphonse Darlot
Date: circa 1875
Object number: 2014-1-0025
Alphonse Darlot
Date: 1865-1880
Accessories: carrying case
Object number: 1997-1-1495
