General Information

Serial #

704

Part Number

1

Total Parts

31

AKA

Control panel and cabinet

Patents

N/A

General Description

Metals/ Synthetics, including plastics & bakelite/ Glass.

Dimensions

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

Length

105.0 cm

Width

60.0 cm

Height

189.0 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

RCA

Country

United States of America

State/Province

New Jersey

City

Camden

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

1945-1965

Canada

Third EMU sold in Canada. (Reported but not confirmed at time of cataloguing) Used at ALCAN in Kingston, ON for 20 years.

Function

(GENERAL) A MICROSCOPE THAT USES BEAMS OF ELECTRONS INSTEAD OF BEAMS OF LIGHT, & HAS MUCH HIGHER POWER THAN ANY ORDINARY MICROSCOPE. ITS ENLARGED Images are not observable directly by the eye, but are projected upon a fluorescent surface of photographic plate.

Technical

EMU microscope was introduced to market in 1944. Successor to type 'B' model. Largely developed by P.C. Smith & R.G. Picard. Approximate resolving power - 20 angstroms or better.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

N/A

Missing

Cover for main column/unit missing from left front panel of cabinet (in 72.0614 this unit is a clock)/ N.B. Microscope has been dismantled; exact number of missing pts. & accessories is unknown.

Finish

Cabinet painted light blue-grey & dark blue-grey with a black strip around its base and the column's base/ Control panel is dark blue-grey with reddish-brown top and black knobs & dials/ Cover for diffusion pump is dark blue-grey with a black strip around its base. Brushed metal trim.

Decoration

Red & silver RCA logo affixed to hood/ Metal mfr.'s plate affixed to inside crosspiece of cabinet/ Paper labels with mfr.'s patent info. & assembling instructions affixed to inside of both cabinet doors.