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OBJECT TYPE: compound/monocular/two-observer
DATE: 1967–1976
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1966.0372.001

MANUFACTURER: Wild Heerbrugg
MODEL: M20-61822
LOCATION: Heerbrugg, Switzerland

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General Information

Serial #: 24321
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Metal & synthetic construction/ glass optics

Dimensions

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

Length: 24.0 cm
Width: 48.5 cm
Height: 48.5 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: Wild
Country: Switzerland
State/Province: Unknown
City: Heerbrugg

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Used at the museum for instruction in the physics hall.
Function: A teaching device, with provision for two observers so that one observer can instruct the second on what to look for in the field and/or to allow to visitors to observe a phenomena at the same time.
Technical: A standard compound microscope with a beam splitter (either half silvered mirror or prism) to direct the optical beam to the two eyepieces. The wild m20 is a lab or/and research microscope for medicine, biology, technology, etc. successor of the wild m10 series. The m20 was produced from 1954 to 1976. In a later stage after 1973, they produced the model wild m20-eb.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: 'WILD/ HEERBRUGG/ SWITZERLAND' Stamped on most major components/ MODEL (?) NO. 'M20-61822' stamped on arm/ SN '24321' stamped on stage front/ objectives stamped 'WILD/ HEERBRUGG/ SWITZERLAND'; & COLOUR CODED. single green band- 'Wild Fluotar/ 20/0,60' & SN '181201'. Double green band- 'Wild Pl. Fluotar/ 20/0,45' & SN '171231'. RED BAND- 'Wild-Fluotar/ H1 100/ 1,30' & SN '190595'. Light green band- 'Wild Fluotar/ 40/0,75/ d=0,17' & SN '178520'/ Label on base front: 'WILD OF CANADA LIMITED/ [---]81 Lady Ellen Place/ [O]ttawa ONTARIO'
Missing: Appears complete From CA of 11/23/2001 by David Daley: Undetermined - unknown
Finish: Upper section of arm & base of body tubes have black pebble-textured finish/ stage is flat black/ base & arm are black/ objectives, adjustment knobs & slide holder are silver metal
Decoration: N/A

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Wild Heerbrugg, Microscope, circa 1967–1976, Artifact no. 1966.0372, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1966.0372.001/

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