General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Metal; wood

Dimensions

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

Length

N/A

Width

16.5 cm

Height

40.0 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

Wild

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

Used at NRC. Mfgd by Wild of Canada Ltd. Ottawa. (Established in 1954)

Function

Polarizing research microscope used to study the finest structural details.

Technical

The microscope has an interchangeable eyepiece, a Bertrand lens, focusing sleeve, Analiper rotating ring with scale. The 360 degree rotating mechanical stage has a condenser under which is a polarizer in a rotating mount (360 degrees). The base on which centering insert of electrically powered light is located/ eyepiece magnifies 10 x as does the single objective/ fine adjustment knob located on the bottom of the limb.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

'WILD OF CANADA LTD., 881 LADY ELLEN PLACE, OTTAWA, ONT.' (DISTRIBUTOR?)/ 'WILD, HEERBURGG, SWITZERLAND' (MFR?)

Missing

From CA of 11/19/2001 by David Daley: Yes - empty lens mounts indicate lost lenses

Finish

Unknown

Decoration

N/A