Mirror, projection & drawing

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1970
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1966.0793.001

MANUFACTURER: REICHERT
MODEL: 1858
LOCATION: Austria

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL AND GLASS

Dimensions

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

Length: 28.5 cm
Width: 13.5 cm
Height: 6.0 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: REICHERT
Country: Austria
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: PROBABLY IN THE 1960S
Canada: TYPE SAMPLE OF EQUIPMENT USED IN CANADA FOR RESEARCH
Function: USED, WHEN ATTACHED TO A MICROSCOPE OR OTHER OPTICAL INSTRUMENT, TO CAST A DUPLICATE IMAGE OF AN OBJECT ONTO A PLANE SURFACE SO THAT AN OUTLINE OF THE OBJECT CAN BE TRACED. [REF 1]
Technical: THIS TYPE OF DEVICE WAS ORIGINALLY KNOWN AS A CAMERA LUCIDA. FILTERS ON THE EYEPIECE INCREASE THE CONTRAST IN THE REFLECTED IMAGE.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: PRINTED ON EYEPIECE: 'REICHERT/ AUSTRIA/ Nr. 1858'/ STICKER ON BACK OF MIRROR: 'CANADA/ AGRICULTURE/ 008359'/ SCRATCHED ON MIRROR SUPPORT FRAME: 'OP5077017'.
Missing: From CA of 11/13/2001 by Matthew Bruce: No - appears complete
Finish: GLOSS BLACK FINISH ON EYEPIECE; TEXTURED BLACK ON MIRROR SUPPORT; WHITE PRINTING
Decoration: N/A

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REICHERT, Mirror, projection & drawing, circa 1970, Artifact no. 1966.0793, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1966.0793.001/

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