General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL INSTRUEMNT, PARTS/ GLASS OPTICS/ SYNTHETIC CABLE COVERINGS/ WOOD BASE

Dimensions

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

Length

63.0 cm

Width

40.8 cm

Height

38.0 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

American Optical

Country

United States of America

State/Province

New York

City

Buffalo

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

INSTRUMENT FOR VISUALLY INSPECTING VISIBLE LIGHT SPECTRUM OF SOURCE TO DETERMINE GAS COMPOSITION.

Technical

Unknown

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

PLATE READING "American OpticalCompany/ Scientific Instrument Division/ Buffalo New York/ Made in U.S.A." WITH LOGO CONSISTING OF SUPERIMPOSED "A" & "O"/ PLATE READING "LABORATORY ASSOCIATES, INC./ BELMONT, MASSACHUSETTS"/ INCISED WHITE AMERICAN OPTICAL LOGO WITH LETTERING READING "SPENCER/ 1947"

Missing

PRISMS & PRISM ROTATING TABLE From CA of 02/13/2002 by Matthew Bruce: Yes - does not appear complete - apparently missing prisms and assembly

Finish

BLACK CRINKLE FINISH ON SPECTROMETER WITH FLAT BLACK PAINTED, PLATED, & METALLIC PARTS/ BLACK CABLES/ BLACK PAINTED BASE

Decoration

N/A