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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1967–1969
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1995.1490.010

MANUFACTURER: Zeiss, Carl
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Federal Republic of Germany

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 10
Total Parts: 23
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL & GLASS

Dimensions

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

Length: 2.7 cm
Width: 2.3 cm
Height: 2.3 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: Zeiss
Country: Federal Republic of Germany
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: THIS MICROSCOPE WAS USED FROM THE LATE 1960'S TO THE EARLY 1990'S.
Canada: THE ULTRAPHOT WAS CONSIDERED THE 'CADILLAC' OF VISIBLE LIGHT MICROSCOPES IN THE 1960' & 1970'S, ZEISS SOLD SEVERAL TO UNIVERSITY & GOVERNMENT LABS IN CANADA BEFORE THEY WERE REPLACED BY THE MORE COMPACT & CHEAPER 35MM ZEISS PHOTOMICROSCOPE.
Function: USED TO VIEW & TO PHOTOGRAPH OBJECTS AT HIGH MAGNIFICATION.
Technical: ONE OF THE BEST VISIBLE LIGHT MICROSCOPES DESIGNED FOR PHOTOGRAPHY BY THE PRE-EMINENT MFR. OF OPTICS. THE OPTICAL DESIGN ALLOWED THE USER TO FOCUS & CENTRE THE OBJECT OF INTEREST & BY FLIPPING A MIRROR TO PHOTOGRAPH IT AT HIGH MAGNIFICATION WITH SPECIAL EMULSIONS SUITED TO TYPE &/OR WAVELENGTH OF LIGHT USED FOR ILLUMINATION.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: MARKED 'GERMANY', '3,5/0,12/ 160'
Missing: From CA of 02/20/2002 by David Daley: No - Complete
Finish: CHROME-LIKE FINISH
Decoration: N/A

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Zeiss, Carl, Lens, circa 1967–1969, Artifact no. 1995.1490, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1995.1490.010/

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