Charles Beseler Co Projection Barrel Lens 4in Diameter Vu-Lyte Opaque Projector

Large glass projection barrel lens made by the Charles Beseler Company of East Orange, New Jersey, the type fitted to Beseler Vu-Lyte opaque projectors. Gloss black metal barrel roughly 4 inches in diameter and about 4 inches tall, with big multi-element glass at both ends. These barrel lenses are popular with large format and wet plate photographers who adapt them as soft, fast portrait lenses, and with makers who use them for projection and art projects. Condition: the barrel finish has light scratches and smudging. Both glass elements have dust and some light haze or marks visible in the photos; the glass has not been cleaned or tested. No caps included. No focal length or model markings are visible on the barrel, so buyers should judge from the photos and the size stated above. Sold as pictured.