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OBJECT TYPE: ACHROMATIC/SOLAR CAMERA
DATE: 1905
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1993.0296.003

MANUFACTURER: GRUBB, SIR HOWARD
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Dublin, Ireland

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 3
Total Parts: 3
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: .1-.3 BRASS CELLS; GLASS LENSES. (PROBABLY CROWN & FLINT TYPE GLASS.) ALL STORED IN FITTED WOODEN BOX.

Dimensions

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

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Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
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Lexicon

Group: Astronomy
Category: Observation equipment
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: GRUBB
Country: Ireland
State/Province: Unknown
City: Dublin

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: THESE LENSES USED 1905-1919.
Canada: THESE LENSES WERE PURCHASED SPECIFICALLY FOR USE IN VIEWING THE 1905 SOLAR ECLIPSE: THE SOLAR TELESCOPE & CAMERAS WERE DESIGNED FOR THAT EVENT. THE ECLIPSE EXPEDITION MADE THEIR OBSERVATIONS IN LABRADOR.
Function: USED WITH COELOSTAT (660402) AND SOLAR CAMERA ATTACHMENT, TO VIEW AND PHOTOGRAPH THE SUN.
Technical: OBSERVING THE SUN WAS NOT A NEW PHENOMENA, BUT PHOTOGRAPHING IT WAS STILL A FAIRLY NEW TECHNOLOGY. THE PHOTOGRAPHIC SET-UP IN WHICH THESE LENSES WERE USED CONTINUED TO OPERATE UNTIL 1919. THE LENSES THEMSELVES ARE 2 OR 3 ELEMENT ACHROMATIC LENSES, MFD BY THE BEST TELESCOPE MAKER IN BRITAIN OF THE PERIOD.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1 " T " crudely incised on front of cell/.2 " P " & " x " crudely incised on cell back; " Photographic " (?) handwritten in pencil on cell back. " P " incised by hand on front of cell/.3 " V " incised in back of cell; " Visual " handwritten in pencil (?), also on back. " V " incised on front of cell. Each compartment in box labelled in pencil (L to R) " Photo 4 ", " Photo 5" O [?] ", " Visual 4" ". Box lid (outside) also marked in pencil (L to R) " Photo 4 OG/ 2-10' focus/ 1- 45'- 11 ", " Photo 5 OG ", and " Visual 4" OG/ 2 ". " 4" " also handwritten in upper right corner. " LARGE OGs/ LONG FOCAL LENGTH " handwritten in pencil- box end.
Missing: From CA of 12/06/2001 by Matthew Bruce: No - appears complete
Finish: .1-.3 FRONT OF CELL IS LACQUERED; RING SURROUNDING LENS FACE & CELL BACK IS FLAT BLACK. CLEAR GLASS LENSES.
Decoration: N/A

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GRUBB, SIR HOWARD, Lens, circa 1905, Artifact no. 1993.0296, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1993.0296.003/

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