Lens, objective
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- OBJECT TYPE
- microscope/2/3 In
- DATE
- 1900
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1983.0555.003
- MANUFACTURER
- Swift, J. & Son
- MODEL
- 2/3 In.
- LOCATION
- London, England
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 3
- Total Parts
- 12
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Brass and glass
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- N/A
- Width
- N/A
- Height
- N/A
- 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
- Swift
- Country
- England
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- London
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Quebec
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
Used to observe specimens in minute detail. - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- Incised "2[/]3 in/ J. SWIFT & SON/ LONDON".
- Missing
- From CA of 01/22/2002 by David Daley: Yes - empty lens containers suggest lost lenses
- Finish
- Brass body and glass lens.
- Decoration
- N/A
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Swift, J. & Son, Lens, objective, circa 1900, Artifact no. 1983.0555, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1983.0555.003/
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