General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

20

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

BRASS

Dimensions

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

Length

21.5 cm

Width

12.7 cm

Height

11.5 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

Queen

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Pennsylvania

City

Philadelphia

Context

Country

North America

State/Province

Unknown

Period

THIS TYPE OF MICROSCOPE PROBABLY USED C. 1880S- EARLY 1900S.

Canada

PART OF A LARGE COLLECTION OF MEDICAL ARTIFACTS, ARCHIVAL MATERIAL & TRADE LITERATURE TRANSFERRED TO CSTM IN 1992 FROM THE FORMER HISTORY OF MEDICINE MUSEUM, TORONTO, ON.

Function

USED TO VIEW OBJECTS TOO SMALL TO BE SEEN CLEARLY BY THE NAKED EYE, DISTINCTLY AND IN DETAIL.

Technical

CONVENTIONAL MICROSCOPE BODY FITTED INTO A PROPORTIONATELY LARGE FLARING BASE, IN THE BOTTOM OF WHICH IS A SPRUNG REFLECTOR WHICH HOLDS PREPARED SLIDES. RECESSED FLAT BLACK PLATE WHICH FORMS BOTTOM FRAMES REFLECTOR BOWL DESIGNED TO BE HELD UP TO A LIGHT SOURCE. (REF. 2)

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

"Queen & Co./ Philadelphia" incised on lower front edge of base. "AM 248" handwritten in pencil on underside of base. UHN catalogue no. "X969.178A" handwritten in white ink on underside of base.

Missing

N/A

Finish

BRIGHT LACQUERED FINISH

Decoration

N/A