Reflector

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OBJECT TYPE: microscope/stage mounted
DATE: 1870
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1997.0181.023

MANUFACTURER: Ross
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: London, England

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 23
Total Parts: 30
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Unknown

Dimensions

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

Length: 13.8 cm
Width: 3.7 cm
Height: 2.8 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: Ross
Country: England
State/Province: Unknown
City: London

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: FROM THE 1870S
Canada: TYPE SAMPLE.
Function: Used to reflect light back onto a subject being examined under a microscope for better illumination. Placement of this type of reflector allows for light to be reflected at an angle to provide raking light.
Technical: THE MICROSCOPE MANUFACTURERS OF LONDON WEREBY THE MID-19THC THE MOST HIGHLY SKILLED IN THE WORLD, WITH ANDREW ROSS (1798-1859) BEING ONE OF THE MOST EMINENT. HE WAS ALSO ONE OF THE EARLIEST BRITISH MANUFACTURERS OF CAMERA LENSES. HE STARTED NUMBERING MICROSCOPES IN 1842 -THE MKGS ON THIS ONE INDICATE A DATE AFTER 1860 [REF 2].
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: No markings
Missing: N/A
Finish: Unknown
Decoration: N/A

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