Microscope

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OBJECT TYPE: compound/monocular
DATE: 1900
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1983.0555.001

MANUFACTURER: Swift, J. & Son
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: London, England

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General Information

Serial #: 10913
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 12
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: BRASS, OPTICAL GLASS LENSES, GLASS MIRROR

Dimensions

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

Length: 21.4 cm
Width: 16.3 cm
Height: 32.8 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: Swift
Country: England
State/Province: Unknown
City: London

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Quebec
Period: Unknown
Canada: Example of demonstration and lab equipment used in the physics department of the Université de Montréal.
Function: AN OPTICAL INSTRUMENT USED FOR OBTAINING LIGHTLY MAGNIFIED IMAGES OF SMALL OBJECTS
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Incised on base J. SWIFT & SON/ LONDON". Incised on mechanical stage "6059 J. SWIFT & SON LONDON, PAT. No 24345". Adhesive foil label "UNIVERSITE DE MONTREAL/ DEPARTEMENT/ SC-PHY [handwritten]".
Missing: From CA of 01/22/2002 by David Daley: Yes - empty lens containers suggest lost lenses
Finish: Brass finish eye piece, tube, slide holder, adjustment knobs, sub-stage and mirror. Painted black metal base and stage.
Decoration: N/A

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Swift, J. & Son, Microscope, circa 1900, Artifact no. 1983.0555, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1983.0555.001/

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