Prism

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OBJECT TYPE: 4 IN.
DATE: 1900
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1988.0693.001

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

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL HOUSING, GLASS LENS, CARDBOARD BOX

Dimensions

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

Length: 16.0 cm
Width: 12.0 cm
Height: 12.0 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: Bausch Lomb
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New York
City: Rochester

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: C.1900
Canada: Unknown
Function: USED IN PHOTO-ENGRAVING TO REVERSE THE IMAGE FORMED BY LENS, MAKING IT USEFUL IN MAKING PHOTO COPIES OF TEXT MATERIALS, SCALES, DRAWINGS, ETC.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: CENTERED ON BACK, BETWEEN CIRCLES: 'BAUSCH & LOMB OPTICAL CO./ ROCHESTER, N.Y.'; WITHIN THREE SIDES OF PRISM: 'B-L', 'Z', 'S'; SAME ON LID OF BOX
Missing: NONE
Finish: HOUSING BLACK, CLEAR GLASS LENSES, WHITE PRINT, BOX BROWN WITH GOLD PRINT
Decoration: CENTERED ON BACK: TWO CIRCLES, ONE WITHIN THE OTHER, INSIDE THIS WHAT LOOKS LIKE A PRISM FROM ABOVE

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Bausch & Lomb Optical Co., Prism, circa 1900, Artifact no. 1988.0693, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1988.0693.001/

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