General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

ALL METAL CONSTRUCTION, SAVE GLASS MIRROR IN.1. INSERT IN BASE OF.1 MAY BE LEAD.

Dimensions

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

Length

14.4 cm

Width

11.0 cm

Height

42.5 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

Laurent

Country

France

State/Province

Unknown

City

Paris

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

PROBABLY USED C. 1870S-1880S +

Canada

PART OF A COLLECTION OF PHYSICS LABORATORY AND CLASSROOM DEMONSTRATION APPARATUS FROM MCMASTER UNIVERSITY. FOUNDED IN 1887 MCMASTER WAS ORIGINALLY A BAPTIST INSTITUTION, AND WAS LOCATED IN TORONTO. IN 1930 THE UNIVERSITY AND ITS STUDENT POPULATION OF 500 WAS MOVED TO HAMILTON, ONT. (REF. 1)

Function

USED TO DEMONSTRATE SELECTED PROPERTIES OF LIGHT AND OPTICS, IN A CLASSROOM OR LABORATORY SETTING.

Technical

EXAMPLE OF PLANE MIRROR, OF LARGER SIZE AND MOUNTED ON STAND, FOR USE AS AN INSTRUCTIONAL AID. THIS MIRROR IS ESSENTIALLY A LENS, ENCLOSED ON THESIDES AND BACK BY A FLAT BLACK HOUSING: THE MIRROR SURFACE IS PERPENDICULAR TO AND BISECTS THE LINE JOINING ALL CORRESPONDING OBJECT IMAGE POINTS.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

"LAURENT/ RUE DE L'ODEON/ PARIS" stamped into casing at mirror back.

Missing

NONE. From CA of 12/03/2001 by Matthew Bruce: No - appears complete

Finish

Unknown

Decoration

N/A