Manhattan Optical Co. (Rochester, NY)

 

Daisy Rapid Achromatic Lens, c.1899

 


 

The Wizard Catalogue 1899, Manhattan Optical Co., p. 30

Daisy Rapid Achromatic Lens No. 1, 4x5 (black paint is not original)

 


Notes: 

Daisy was Manhattan Optical Co.'s version of the single achromat.  The lens is at the back of the barrel.  As usual, the largest useful aperture (on the wheel) is considerably smaller than the diameter of the glass.

References:
Photographic Lenses, Cameras and Supplies, Manhattan Optical Co. (Cresskill, N.J.), April  1896, p. 24
The Wizard Catalogue 1899, Manhattan Optical Co. (Rochester, NY), p. 30
  

 

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