Hello,
I was at a gathering of extended family today, and as it started to wind down, we decided to take a portrait of everyone with my graphic view 4x5. When I took the camera out, my grandmother's cousin, who was hosting the event, says something along the line of "hey, we have a camera like that." Her Husband didn't think they did, but she insisted that there was "one of those old ones that looks like an accordion" sitting in the attic of their barn. He still didn't remember it, but after we took the portrait, she brought me up to the barn attic, and low and behold among old washer boards, tube radios, and other antiques, was an old view camera. The camera itself doesn't have any markings from what I can tell, so I've asked about that in the camera sub forum, but the lens is a brass barrel lens labeled "J.H. Dallmeyer / Iris Diaphragm." Most Dallmeyer lenses I have seen have the word "patent," "London," or some number on them, but asides from the name, the only other markings I can see on this lens are the aperture markings of 7.5, 10, 25, 50, 100. Mounted on the camera, it has a focal length of around 10.5 to 11 inches, and covers 8x10 with movements when wide open. It also has a screw on lens hood which appears to be original, but is banged up. I haven't been able to find any information on it, and I'm not very familiar with old barrel lenses, so I was wondering, do any of you recognize this lens? Photos posted below.
Thanks,
Ethan
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