Microscope
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- OBJECT TYPE
- compound/binocular
- DATE
- 1857–1860
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 2002.1028.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Potter, A.
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 5
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Made of brass; copper parts for adjusting microscope and glass in the eyepieces and oculars.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 23.0 cm
- Width
- 22.0 cm
- Height
- 49.5 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
- Potter
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- City
- Toronto
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- 1857-1860
- Canada
-
Part of a large collection of medical artifacts, archival material & trade literature transferred to CSTM in 2002 from the former History of Medicine Museum, Toronto, ON. - Function
-
This was given to Osler by Bovell in August 1870, Cushing's Life Vol. 1, p.66 at which Osler did his early Natural History Work. Stereoscopic. [probably belonged to James Bovell] - Technical
-
Very large in comparison to others, twin pillars, compass joint. Mechinical stage, two motions, driven by chain around "axle" or adjusting wheel. Coarse adjustment moves through "Limb" the whole body, fine adj. moves oculars, 2nd fine adj. is a numbered wheel on the body arm. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- Incised on base "Potter/ Toronto"/ Scale incised on knob reads: "0 4 8 12 16"
- Missing
- Mirror objectives
- Finish
- Made of brass; copper parts for adjusting microscope and glass in the eyepieces and oculars.
- Decoration
- None.
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Potter, A., Microscope, between 1857–1860, Artifact no. 2002.1028, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/2002.1028.001/
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