Illuminating device

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OBJECT TYPE: microscope
DATE: 1962
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2014.0425.011

MANUFACTURER: American Optical Co.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Keene, New Hampshire, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 11
Total Parts: 14
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Metal; glass; paint.

Dimensions

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

Length: 8.0 cm
Width: 10.5 cm
Height: 10.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Mining and Metallurgy
Category: Mineral exploration
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: American Optical
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New Hampshire
City: Keene

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Alberta
Period: Used between the 1960s and 2000s.
Canada: This artifact was used at the Imperial Oil geophysics laboratory.
Function: This microscope was used to examine the properties of a sample that are too small to be seen by the naked eye.
Technical: This artifact is an example of a stereo microscope with a boom stand. The boom stand provides stability and allows the user to extend the microscope over a sample.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Lettering engraved around metal lens cover reads: “CSA APP. NO. 1087/U.S. PAT.2,278,916/DES.121,294/MADA IN U.S.A.”.
Missing: The artifact appears complete.
Finish: Predominantly grey and black; silver and bronze coloured metal accents; transparent glass.
Decoration: No decoration.

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American Optical Co., Illuminating device, 1962, Artifact no. 2014.0425, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2014.0425.011/

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