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OBJECT TYPE: magnifier/stand
DATE: 1908
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1981.1881.001

MANUFACTURER: Bausch & Lomb Optical Co.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Rochester, New York, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 73371
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Metal, and glass.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 14.0 cm
Width: 10.0 cm
Height: 13.5 cm
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: Bausch Lomb
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New York
City: Rochester

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: Unknown
Canada: Microscope was most likely used by students of Lisgar Collegiate.
Function: Optical instrument, having a magnifying lens or a combination of lenses, designed to magnify objects that are too small to be seen by the naked eye, or too small to be seen in detail.
Technical: Very simple, low magnification dissecting microscope.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Markings read: 'BAUSCH & LOMB OPTICAL CO./ 73371 [serial number]/ [Co. logo]/ ROCHESTER, N.Y.'
Missing: From CA of 11/29/2001 by David Daley: Yes - some lost parts
Finish: Metal painted black. Clear and mirror glass.
Decoration: N/A

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Bausch & Lomb Optical Co., Microscope, circa 1908, Artifact no. 1981.1881, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1981.1881.001/

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