so ... not too long ago I got myself yet another camera (yes, another one to fill up the last available spaces left in the house) and it came with a lens of unknown origins.
The lens, a Petzval, is aside from some minor balsam failure in one tiny spot in very good condition, although someone had decided to mix the elements and turn the barrel around - easy to fix.
But I have no clue of who the maker might be. All it says on the outer barrel is "Sold by T.G.Ramsey & Co Toronto", obviously a reseller.
The only other reference to a maker are the inscriptions on the side of the elements. The maker was kind enough to leave his name in pencil; but he doesn't win a price for legibility. Reads like "Punes Glue E.G.P." or something similar.
Anyone out here having some insight of who this guy was?