General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Base & support arm are steel, Lamp/lens housing are possibly made of tin. Power cord covered in cloth, Brass lamp socket.

Dimensions

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

Length

28.0 cm

Width

18.0 cm

Height

25.0 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

Spencer

Country

United States of America

State/Province

New York

City

Buffalo

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

Used at Agriculture Canada. More specifically, it was used in the William Saunders building at the Experimental farm.

Function

To provide auxiliary light for objects being examined under a microscope.

Technical

Type sample of light source used for direct illumination.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Plate on base reads: 'SPENCER LENS CO/ BUFFALO NY'; Handwritten in black on masking tape on base is: 'SAUNDERS 400'; Faint stamp on underside of base: '[Y] 91/ L00'; Scratched into lamp housing: '0P5077017'; Stamped into lamp socket: '250W GE 250W/ USA/ PATENTED/ NOV 9 1915'; The lamp's on/off switch has the 'GE' logo on it.

Missing

From CA of 12/31/2001 by David Daley: No - Complete

Finish

Base and body painted black, paint worn away in places on body. body has a melted deposit on top section. cloth is brown with spiral disjointed red addition.

Decoration

N/A