Screen, projection
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- OBJECT TYPE
- WALL HANGING
- DATE
- 1948
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1973.0423.006
- MANUFACTURER
- American Optical Co.
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- United States of America
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General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 6
- Total Parts
- 7
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Metal
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 42.3 cm
- Width
- 41.2 cm
- Height
- 2.5 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Medical Technology
- Category
- Medical equipment
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- American Optical
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- North America
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- This type of projector used c. late 1940s +
- Canada
-
Typical example of apparatus found in eye doctor's office. May have also been present in a regular physicians' office. - Function
-
Surface onto which images can be projected and viewed by patients as part of ophthalmological examination. - Technical
-
Allowed for patient to actively participate in their examination though simple yet effective visual tests. Ex: acuity, green/red etc. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- "American Optical Company/ MADE [logo- AO] IN U.S.A." printed on plate fixed to frame. "1910-3/ ITEM-3" handwritten in black grease pencil on screen face.
- Missing
- Appears complete
- Finish
- Round metal plate has black crackle rim and light grey circular centre; back is all black.
- Decoration
- N/A
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American Optical Co., Screen, projection, after 1948, Artifact no. 1973.0423, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1973.0423.006/
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