Illuminator & baseboard

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OBJECT TYPE: microscope
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1995.0378.001

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: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: .1 FERROUS METAL BASEBOARD & LAMP CASING, WITH NON-FERROUS METAL PARTS; GLASS BULB & OPTICS;SYNTHETIC CABLE COVERING & PLUG/.2 FERROUS METAL CASING; SYNTHETIC CONTROLS, POWER CORD

Dimensions

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

Length: 61.0 cm
Width: 17.6 cm
Height: 30.5 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: EXAMPLE OF EQUIPMENT USED AT LARGEST RESEARCH INSTITUTION IN CANADA DURING PERIOD OF ITS MOST RAPID GROWTH, GREATEST PRODUCTIVITY & DURING WHICH IT DEVELOPED WORLD RENOWNED REPUTATION.
Function: BENCH UPON WHICH IS MOUNTED LAMP USED FOR MICROSCOPE ILLUMINATION, WITH CLAMPS FOR MOUNTING OF MICROSCOPE. IT ENABLES MICROSCOPE & LAMP TO BE FIXED IN DESIRED ALIGNMENT SO AS TO BE READY FOR IMMEDIATE USE.
Technical: BAUSCH & LOMB MARKED THIS BASEBOARD & ACCOMPANYING RESEACH ILLUMINATOR FROM AT LEAST LATE 1940S TO MID 1960S.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1 PLATE ON LAMP READS "BAUSCH & LOMB OPTICAL CO./ ROCHESTER, N.Y., U.S.A./ TYPE 31-33-85/ C.S.A. APP. NO. 982"; MFR.'S LOGO CONSISTING OF SUPERIMPOSED "B' & "L" ON BASEBOARD/.2 PLATES READING "JEFFERSON/ REG. U.S. PAT. OFF./ TRANSFORMER/ CAP. VA. 108/ CAT. NO. 969-001-059/ PRI. VOLTS 115/ CYCLES 60/ SEC. VOLTS 5/5.5/6/ JEFFERSON ELECTRIC/ COMPANY/ BELLWOOD, ILLINOIS/ 218113/ MADE IN/ U.S.A." & "BAUSCH & LOMB OPTICAL CO./ ROCHESTER, N.Y., U.S.A./ TYPE 42-46-97/ CSA APP. NO. 982"
Missing: APPEARS COMPLETE From CA of 02/13/2002 by David Daley: No - appears to be complete
Finish: .1 BASEBOARD & LAMP PAINTED GLOSSY BLACK; METALLIC PARTS, BROWN & GREY SYNTHETIC/.2 BLACK CRINKLE CASING FINISH; BROWN & BLACK SYNTHETIC
Decoration: N/A

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Bausch & Lomb Optical Co., Illuminator & baseboard, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1995.0378, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1995.0378.001/

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