Condenser, microscope

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OBJECT TYPE: paraboloid
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1969.0143.002

MANUFACTURER: Spencer
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Buffalo, New York, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 2
Total Parts: 6
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Stainless steel, glass, metal

Dimensions

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

Length: 5.8 cm
Width: N/A
Height: 3.5 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: Spencer
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New York
City: Buffalo

Context

Country: Worldwide
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: DESIGNED TO BE USED WITH AN INTENSE ILLUMINANT IN DARK FIELD MICROSCOPY. USED PRIMARILY FOR UNSTAINED OBJECTS THAT DISPLAY INADEQUATE CONTRAST IN A BRIGHT FIELD MICROSCOPE. SPECIMENS ARE MADE TO APPEAR LUMINOUS AGAINST A BACKGROUND OF LITTLE OR NO LIGHT (REF.1) CLINICAL APPLICATIONS SUCH AS EXAMINATION OF BODY FLUIDS.
Technical: DARK-FIELD ILLUMINATION HAS APPLICATIONS IN MEDICINE & INDUSTRY. BODY FLUIDS COULD BE STUDIED FOR ORGANISMS IN UNSTAINED &LIVING CONDITION PROVIDING EARLY DIAGNOSIS. USED IN DAIRY & FOOD INDUSTRY, & IN PETROLOGICAL STUDIES.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Etched on side '1.15 TO 1.25 52.TH.'
Missing: None
Finish: Highly polished stainless steel; base metal painted black
Decoration: N/A

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Spencer, Condenser, microscope, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1969.0143, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1969.0143.002/

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