General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

20

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL, SYNTHETIC, & GLASS COMPONENT PARTS.

Dimensions

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

Length

37.0 cm

Width

20.0 cm

Height

44.0 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

KEYSTONE

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Pennsylvania

City

Meadville

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

THIS TYPE OF VISUAL TEST INSTRUMENT USED C. 1950S+

Canada

INSTRUMENT OWNED, AND PRESUMABLY USED, BY CANADIAN BUSINESS SUPPLY CO. R.L. CRAIN LTD. (1894 TO PRESENT)

Function

TO EVALUATE THE VISUAL ACUITY (INCLUDING DEPTH AND COLOUR PERCEPTION, AND PERIPHERAL VISION) OF EMPLOYEES.

Technical

EXAMPLE OF VISUAL TESTING INSTRUMENT OF TYPE USED IN WORKPLACE TO SCREEN EMPLOYEES FOR VISION PROBLEMS. TESTING FOR VISUAL ACUITY, DEPTH AND COLOUR PERCEPTION, PERIPHERAL VISION, ETC. COULD BE ADMINISTERED SIMPLY AND RAPIDLY BY AN OPERATOR REQUIRING ONLY MINIMAL TRAINING. ONCE IDENTIFIED, EMPLOYEES WITH VISION PROBLEMS COULD BE DIRECTED TO A SPECIALIST, IF NECESSARY. (REF. 1)

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

"46B/ VISUAL SURVEY/ TELEBINOCULAR/ PAT. NO./ 2,557,608/ MADE/ IN/ U.S.A./ KEYSTONE/ VIEW CO./ MEADVILLE, PA." printed on round plate mounted on lamp housing; "Keystone/ VIEW CO./ FOUNDED IN 1892" printed on plate on opposite end of housing. "1300" printed on dymo tape label applied to lower right side of casing..

Missing

APPEARS COMPLETE.

Finish

GREY WRINKLE-TEXTURED FINISH ON BASE AND SUPPORTING ARM OF VIEWER. SMOOTH GREEN-GREY SYNTHETIC CASING HOUSES LENSES & HEADREST.

Decoration

N/A