My guess they are very fine enlarging lenses that could also work on cameras. Fun to check out the images they throw!
"Landscapes exist in the material world yet soar in the realms of the spirit..." Tsung Ping, 5th Century China
Maybe from a graphic copy camera? The type used for lithographic negatives for making printing plates.
Hmm. A Kilfitt Fern-Kilar front element. If I recall correctly -- someone else look it up -- Fern-Kilars are long focal length achromatic doublets, were used for small format cameras. If that's all they are, the thing should form an image.
One 12"/9 Apo-Ronar in barrel. An outstanding process lens, very good at distance. I don't know whether the lens shown, which was made for a copy camera, has cells that will fit in a standard shutter.
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