{"id":32712,"date":"2025-11-08T01:03:57","date_gmt":"2025-11-08T05:03:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phsc.ca\/camera\/?p=32712"},"modified":"2025-11-08T12:56:06","modified_gmt":"2025-11-08T16:56:06","slug":"a-lot-of-brass","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phsc.ca\/camera\/a-lot-of-brass\/","title":{"rendered":"a lot of brass …"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Lot 299 in the Auction this Sunday. A fine looking brass lens by B&L of Rochester NY<\/p><\/div>\n

Toronto<\/strong>. … as my mother used to say. At tomorrow’s fair lot 299 features an old Bausch & Lomb<\/a> brass lens with a coverage of \u00a012×15 inches called an “Extra Rapid Universal” lens complete with a lens mount but no lens board.<\/p>\n

The ornate signature for B&L \u00a0plus the plate coverage suggests it is a late 1800s lens. \u00a0The lens photographs very well. Take a look at the ‘real deal’ Sunday and don’t forget to bid!<\/p>\n

The lens was used on a field or studio camera, most likely with dry plates. I was unable to find the name “Extra Rapid Universal” other than the odd lens (not always B&L) for sale on sites like Ebay.<\/p>\n

The company is still around – both here and in Rochester but now makes only ‘eye’ products.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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