General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

18

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

.1 BRASS BODY & PARTS; GLASS OPTICS & MIRRORS; WOOD BASE/.2-.5 BRASS & GLASS/.7-.8 BRASS/.9 BRASS & SYNTHETIC/.10-.15 SYNTHETIC & GLASS/.16 BRASS/.17 SYNTHETIC CASE, BRASS RINGS/.18 WOOD WITH METAL HARDWARE & PAPER LABEL, FABRIC LINED DRAWER

Dimensions

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

Length

18.6 cm

Width

18.4 cm

Height

39.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Medical Technology

Category

Medical equipment

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Harris

Country

England

State/Province

Unknown

City

London

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

Owned by Major Rupert T. Mackeen of Toronto.

Function

To magnify specimens for microscopic study.

Technical

Culpepper type microscope characterized by the sub-stage mirror and tripod design.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 INCISED LETTERING ON PLATFORM READS "Wm. Harris & Co./ 50 High Holborn [SCRIPT]/ LONDON"/.3 INCISED "5"/.4 INCISED "4"/.5 INCISED "3"/.6 INCISED "2"/.18 BLACK PRINTING ON PAPER LABEL ON INSIDE OF CASE DOOR READS "BY HIS MAJESTY'S ROYAL LETTERS PATENT/ WILLIAM HARRIS & CO./ Manufacturers of/ Optical, Mathematical & Philosophical [SCRIPT]/ INSTRUMENTS/ 50 High Holborn corner of Brownlow Street [SCRIPT]/ LONDON"

Missing

UNKNOWN

Finish

.1-.9 COATED BRASS/.10-.15 WHITE/.16 COATED BRASS/.17 WHITE CASE, BRASS COLOURED RINGS/.18BROWN STAINED COATED WOOD

Decoration

N/A