General Information

Serial #

121945

Part Number

1

Total Parts

9

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Support and base are iron & steel. Optic tubes and objectives are chrome-plated. Case is made of wood, steel, and has som green velvet lining.

Dimensions

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

Length

35.6 cm

Width

21.2 cm

Height

20.7 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

Galileo

Country

Italy

State/Province

Unknown

City

Milan

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

Significance before acquisition is not known, however, it was used by CSTM education staff for demonstration purposes.

Function

Optical instrument, having a magnifying lens or a combination of lenses, designed to magnify objects that are too small to be seen by the naked eye, or too small to be seen in detail.

Technical

Type sample.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.001: '[Co. logo] OFFICINE/ GALILEO/ No. 121945'; 'MADE IN ITALY/54'; Markings on case: Label on inside of door reads: ' "Modern Tools of Science"/ CANLAB [Co. logo]/ PURCHASED FROM/ CANADIAN LABORATORY SUPPLIES LIMITED/ Instrument: Monos Micr. [Hand-written]/ Model S.B.4 [Hand-written]/ Catalogue No: A92-000 [Hand-written]/ Serial No.: 121945 [Hand-written]/ Inspected by: [illegible signature]/ Date: 4-16-52. [Hand-written]'; Info. on exterior of door reads: '[Co. logo]/ OFFICINE/ GALILEO/ DIMILANO/ MADE IN ITALY', Distributor plate: 'CANADIAN LABORATORY SUPPLIES/ LIMITED/ MONTREAL-TORONTO-WINNIPEG/ CANLAB [Co. logo]'.

Missing

From CA of 11/22/2001 by David Daley: Yes - empty storage compartments indicate lost pieces

Finish

All non-chromed parts are painted with black enamel.

Decoration

N/A