For Sale FS: Five Vintage LF Lenses

For Sale: Five Vintage Large Format Lenses
All of these lenses are in bargain condition. Some of the lenses have marks on the glass, some dust, some have balsam separation, some of the shutters could be serviced.
Several of these lenses are over 100 years old. All should be capable of producing relatively sharp images stopped down.

1) Bausch & Lomb Protar Series Vll a No. 13 Lens Mounted in a Wollensak Optimo No. 3 Shutter - Date estimate 1920's
A triple convertible lens - a classic Protar lens with each lens cell having 4 elements. That is 8 elements in 2 groups.
Front cell: 16 1/8 inches f/12.5
Rear cell: 16 1/8 inches
Combined cells: 9 1/4 inches f/6.8
Optimo shutter fires well at 1/60 and 1/125, slower at 1/30 and below.
The 15 aperture blades move well and create a nice circular opening
The front lens cell has 6mm balsam ring and a dent along the rim
The rear cell has 4mm balsam ring and a dent along the rim
Has front and rear caps and a retaining ring.
Price shipped in the US - $95.00

This Lens Has SOLD

2) Wollensak Velostigmat Series 1 - Mounted in a Wollensak Optimo No. 3 Shutter - Date estimate 1919
Triple convertible lens - Front and rear cells combined - 9 1/2 inch f/6.3 lens
Covers 6 1/2 x 8 1/2 Whole Plate size
Front cell alone = 21 1/2 inches f/16
Rear cell alone = 16 1/2 inches f/11
The Series 1 Velostigmat lens was made from 1909 to 1923
Optimo shutter fires reasonably well at 1/25 and above
The 15 aperture blades move well from f/6.3 to f/45
Lens has some marks to the surfaces, dust and minor haze.
Has generic front and rear caps and retaining ring
Price shipped in the US - $85.00

This Lens Has SOLD

3) Goerz Dagor Lens 8 1/4 inch f/6.8 (210mm) in Kodak Flash Supermatic Shutter - Date estimate 1909/1910
Series lll No. 3 - Covering 87 to 90 degrees at f/45
Supermatic shutter - shutter speeds 1/25 to 1/200 seem okay, slower speeds are off.
Glass has marks front and rear, dust and some haze.
Mounted on a nice bamboo 4 x 4 lens board to fit Pre-Anniversary and Anniversary Speed Graphics
Price shipped in the US - $95.00

This Lens Has SOLD

4) Bausch & Lomb 1c Tessar Lens - 9 7/8 Inches f/4.5 Lens - Barrel Mount
6 1/2 x 8 1/2 FL = 9 7/8 inches 4/4.5 Lens - Covers full plate size
Glass has some dust but otherwise clear - the rear cell has balsam separation along the edges
The 19 blade aperture moves freely from F/4.5 to f/32
Price shipped in the US - 95.00

The Tessar is still Available

5) Bausch & Lomb Plastigmat Lens - 5 x 8 = 8 3/4 Inches F/6.8 - Barrel Mount
5 x 8 FL = 8 3/4 inches covers 5 x 7 to 5 x 8 plate size.
In a beautiful brass barrel with retaining ring.
The 17 blade aperture ring goes from US Stops 3 to 256 converted to f/stops f/6.8 to f/64
The aperture ring is stiff but moves
This is a convertible lens - Using the rear cell only FL = 17 inches f/13.5
Each cell is 4 elements - somewhat similar to a protar
Glass has minor balsam operation along the edges
Price shipped in the US - $95.00

This Lens Has SOLD

I have interest in # 2) Wollensak Velostigmat Series 1 - Mounted in a Wollensak Optimo No. 3 Shutter - Date estimate 1919

Shall we talk?

Thanks
Arthur

PM sent on the Dagor...

Bausch & Lomb 1c Tessar Lens - 9 7/8 Inches f/4.5 Lens - Barrel Mount
Price reduction - Shipped in the US - 65.00

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