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OBJECT TYPE: compound/monocular
DATE: 1901
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1987.0402.001

MANUFACTURER: Watson, W. & Sons Ltd.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: London, England

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General Information

Serial #: 14407
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: BRASS & METAL BODY/ GLASS LENS

Dimensions

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

Length: 28.0 cm
Width: 25.0 cm
Height: 37.5 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: Watson
Country: England
State/Province: Unknown
City: London

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: Unknown
Canada: USED IN AGRICULTURE CANADA ANIMAL DISEASE RESEARCH INSTITUTE, NEPEAN, ONT.
Function: TO MAGNIFY OBJECTS
Technical: A COMPOUND MONOCULAR MICROSCOPE
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: DECAL ON MICROSCOPE: 'CANADA/ AGRICULTURE/ 059556'/ MFR'S NAME ENGRAVED IN WHITE READS: 'W. WATSON & SONS LTD./ 313 HIGH HOLBORN/ LONDON'/ ABOVE IT, PLATE READING: 'LYMAN'S LIMITED/ MONTREAL'/ SERIAL NO. ENGRAVED ON BOTTOM OF 1 LEG OF TRIPOD: '14407'/ 2 KNOBS IN FRONT OF MONOCULAR TUBE, 1 READS'1 REVOL II = 1/13 M/METRE'/ UP-DOWN'/ THE OTHER ONE READS: 'R. & NO. 169421 UP-DOWN'
Missing: From CA of 01/08/2002 by David Daley: No - piece without storage case, empty threaded lens mounts indicate missing parts
Finish: BRUSHED BLACK BRASS BODY/ GOLD BRASS MONOCULAR TUBE, EYEPIECE, MECHANICAL STAGE CONTROLS, SPECIMEN HOLDERS, STAGE, KNOBS, PIECE HOLDING TRIPOD & MICROSCOPE TOGETHER, FOCUS AND ADJUSTMENTS, DIAPHRAGM, LEG STOPPER.
Decoration: N/A

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Watson, W. & Sons Ltd., Microscope, circa 1901, Artifact no. 1987.0402, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1987.0402.001/

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