Optometry instrument
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- OBJECT TYPE
- WALL MOUNTED
- DATE
- 1910
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1978.0797.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Dezeng Standard Co.
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Camden, New Jersey, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 3
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Metal (including brass & steel); glass lenses. cw paper text card (pt)
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 36.0 cm
- Width
- 35.0 cm
- Height
- N/A
- 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
- Dezeng
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- New Jersey
- City
- Camden
Context
- Country
- North America
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
Example of technology at the disposal of opticians to asses visual acuity. - Function
-
Possibly used for determining required corrective lens(es). Incorporates reading chart. - Technical
-
Allowed for quicker examination of various vision problems in a more compact piece of equipment as opposed to separate individual lens. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- "DEZENG STANDARD CO./ MAKERS- CAMDEN, N.J." incised on instrument. "STANLEY/ NEW BRITAIN CONN. U.S.A." incised on level mounted on crosspiece supporting lenses. Various scales appear on lens housings.
- Missing
- Unknown
- Finish
- Black enamel painted finish; some brass and silver-coloured metal areas/component pieces. clear & pink-tinted glass lenses.
- Decoration
- N/A
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Dezeng Standard Co., Optometry instrument, 1910, Artifact no. 1978.0797, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1978.0797.001/
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