Strange Petzval (?)

[Emil Schildt]

A Voigtländer petzval lens on the loose...

What I find strange is that it is inscribed "VOIGTLÄNDER PETZVAL OBJEKTIV 1:3,7 / 147 " on the front rim...

I don't think I have seen the Petzval name written in the lens like this before..

Uncommon or am I (as usual) just uneducated?

[Steven Tribe]

No idea!
No "& Sohn"?
Late cinema or projection lens - no iris or Waterhouse stops?

[Emil Schildt]

No waterhouse stops - no writing at all on the barrel... but looking (too?) good...

[Tim Deming]

Looks to either be a modern reproduction (IOW a fake), or could be a remounting of old cells in an all new housing (similar to the B&J remounts in the US).

strange indeed

Tim

[Mark Sawyer]

Odd indeed. A quick search showed the "..& Sohn" engraving as far back as Voigtlander's 1840 all-metal camera.

[goamules]

I don't think Voigtlander would ever list the word "Petzval" on their lenses, since they basically stole his design and had a falling out.

[dsphotog]

Prototype!!??...$$!!

[Steven Tribe]

A "genuine forgery" would be just as valuable!

[Geoffrey_5995]

Are there any pictures of this lens you can share?

[Amedeus]

Looks like a somewhat modern reproduction ... Petzval in the style of Voigtlander ... ;-)