Prism
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- OBJECT TYPE
- N/A
- DATE
- Unknown
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1995.0374.001
- MANUFACTURER
- PERKIN-ELMER CORP.
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Norwalk, Connecticut, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 127-1958
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- ALUMINUM BASE & TRIPOD/ CESIUM BROMIDE PRISM IN METAL HOUSING/ GLASS COVER WITH METAL BAND & SCREW, SYNTHETIC CASE GASKET/ PAPER LABEL
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- N/A
- Width
- 19.0 cm
- Height
- 22.0 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
- PERKIN ELMER
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Connecticut
- City
- Norwalk
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
EXAMPLE OF EQUIPMENT USED AT LARGEST RESEARCH INSTITUTION IN CANADA DURING PERIOD OF ITS MOST RAPID GROWTH, GREATEST PRODUCTIVITY & DURING WHICH IT DEVELOPED WORLD RENOWNED REPUTATION. - Function
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DEVICE USED WITH SPECTROMETER TO BREAK UP LIGHT INTO SPECTRUM OR LASER SYSTEM TO REDIRECT LIGHT PATH. - Technical
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Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- PAPER LABEL ON GLASS READS "127-1958 [HANDWRTTEN]/ PART NUMBER/ THE PERKIN-ELMER CORPORATION/ NORWALK, CONNECTICUT, U.S.A."/ YELLOW LABEL WITH BLACK "CsBr" ON PRISM HOUSING
- Missing
- APPEARS COMPLETE From CA of 02/12/2002 by David Daley: No - appears to be complete
- Finish
- COLORLESS PRISM, FLAT BLACK PAINTED HOUSING & TRIPOS/ GREY CRINKLE FINISH ON BASE/ METALLIC & BLACK PAINTED CASE PARTS/ BLACK SYNTHETIC/ BLUE PAPER LABEL
- Decoration
- GOLD MFR.'S LOGO? ASBACKGROUND ON BLUE PAPER LABEL
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PERKIN-ELMER CORP., Prism, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1995.0374, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1995.0374.001/
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