Magnifier
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- OBJECT TYPE
- FOCUSING
- DATE
- 1940
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1991.0655.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Cargille Scientific Inc.
- MODEL
- SEE-SHARP
- LOCATION
- New York, New York, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- SYNTHETIC (vulcanite) BASE/ METAL UPRIGHT & PARTS/ GLASS & MIRROR GLASS
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 5.2 cm
- Width
- 2.6 cm
- Height
- 6.5 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Photography
- Category
- Miscellaneous equipment
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Cargille
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- New York
- City
- New York
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
EQUIPMENT USED AT DOMINION OBSERVATORY, CANADA'S PREDOMINANT ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATORY WHICH OPERATED FROM 1905 TO 1970. - Function
-
APPEARS TO BE DEVICE USED IN PRINTING OF PHOTOGRAPHIC ENLARGEMENTS TO ENSURE SHARP FOCUS (SEE REF. 1). - Technical
-
Improved version of original magnifier features a cross in the middle of the focusing screen, and a vulcanite base. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- INCISED "SEE-SHARP" ON UNDERSIDE/ LABEL READING "SEE-SHARP/ FOCUSING/ DEVICE/ U.S. PATENT NO. 2,110,324/ MADE IN U.S.A. BY/ CARGILLE SCIENTIFIC INC./ NEW YORK"
- Missing
- UNKNOWN PART
- Finish
- BLACK BADE & UPRIGHT/ METALLIC PARTS/ GLASS - COLOURLESS & TRANSPARENT OR MIRROR SURFACE
- Decoration
- N/A
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Cargille Scientific Inc., Magnifier, after 1940, Artifact no. 1991.0655, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1991.0655.001/
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