Condenser, microscope
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- OBJECT TYPE
- bench
- DATE
- 1880
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1975.0063.004
- MANUFACTURER
- Unknown
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Unknown
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General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 4
- Total Parts
- 7
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Brass
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- N/A
- Width
- N/A
- Height
- N/A
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Physics
- Category
- Light & electromagnetic radiation
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Unknown
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- ca. late 19th c.
- Canada
-
None known, purchased at auction. - Function
-
A device for focusing light to illuminate an object viewed through a microscope. - Technical
-
The mechanical stage allowed for precise movement of the slide. The Wenham prism was important in that the design had one tube straight & the other inclined. This allows for restoring monocular vision by simply removing the prism. This was necessary for higher powers & resolution of the objective (ref.2) - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- N/A
- Missing
- From CA of 11/20/2001 by David Daley: Yes - n
- Finish
- .4 Lacquered brass some areas are worn
- Decoration
- N/A
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Unknown Manufacturer, Condenser, microscope, after 1880, Artifact no. 1975.0063, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1975.0063.004/
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