General Information

Serial #

948

Part Number

1

Total Parts

43

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Steel, glass, and synthetic.

Dimensions

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

Length

106.0 cm

Width

109.0 cm

Height

68.0 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

Zeiss

Country

German Democratic Republic

State/Province

Unknown

City

Jena

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

1960-1975 (See comments)

Canada

Used at Canada's premier research institute, the National Research Council Canada (NRC), during the height of it's international reputation.

Function

Precision measurement of gauges, screw threads etc.

Technical

Taylor, Taylor & Hobson (Leicester, England) were the first (c.1833) to pioneer the optical comparison of screw threads for camera lens threads. This was to determine if they fell within the standards limits. the Zeiss Co. was among the first to introduce the concept of optical measurement into engineering and manufacturing.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Mfr.'s name & model or Serial No. on Mfr.'s plate or stamped onto various parts. White hand painted numbers on some parts. Some examples: 'ZU 1863' and 'CARL ZEISS/ JENA/ Nr. 948'. Markings on black wooden case containing .015-.043: 'Zubehör/ zum Universal MeBmikroskop/ Nr. 948' on metal plate.

Missing

N/A

Finish

Black wrinkle, black enamel & plated metal. Colourless transparent and white translucent glass. Black synthetic.

Decoration

N/A