I recently got this soft focus lens but there is no writing on it and am trying to identify it. The lens came on a Wollensak shutter which looks original as there is no place for a front element to screw in. The lens is a rear only element and it looks like a doublet. The lens has a focal length of approx 13". The glass diameter is approx. 2". The f stop on the shutter says f5.6. I took pictures with the lens and it easily covered an 8x10 image. It is the type of lens where wide open it is very soft focus and it gets sharper as you stop down the diaphragm. I am including two photos I took with the lens on my 8x10 camera. I took them on paper negatives and then scanned and reversed the images. One wide open and the other stopped down to about f8. If anyone has a similar lens or can figure what it is based on its characteristics I would be interested in learning. Thanks.
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