General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL CASING & PARTS/ GLASS OPTICS

Dimensions

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

Length

71.0 cm

Width

26.0 cm

Height

24.2 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

KIPP

Country

Netherlands

State/Province

Unknown

City

Delft

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. THIS INSTRUMENT WAS USED IN RADIATION OPTICS SECTION OF APPLIED PHYSICS DIVISION. KIPP & ZONEN WAS TAKEN OVER BY CANADIAN FIRM SED SYSTEMS OF SASKATOON, SASK. (DATE UNKNOWN).

Function

INSTRUMENT WHICH SERVES AS SOURCE OF MONOCHROMATIC COLOUR.

Technical

EXAMPLE OF QUARTZ DOUBLE MONOCHROMATOR OF TYPE DEVELOPED BY DR. VAN CITTERT. THIS INSTRUMENT OPERATES WITH LARGER RANGE OF WAVELENGTHS (2000-27000 AU) THAN KIPP'S GLASS DOUBLE MONOCHROMATOR (4000-17000 AU). BOTH APPEAR IN KIPP CATALOGUEOF 1920S.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

WHITE LETTERING ON TOP READS "KIPP/ DELFT - HOLLAND/ GL-104"/ LABEL READS NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL/ APPLIED PHYSICS/ RADIATION OPTICS" WITH HANDWRITTEN "INV M8"

Missing

APPEARS COMPLETE From CA of 02/13/2002 by Matthew Bruce: No - appears complete

Finish

BLACK CRINLE FINISH ON INSTRUMENT/ CHASSIS PAINTED FLAT GREY, LEGS PAINTED FLAT BLACK/ LAQUERED PARTS (LAQUER POOR)/ METALLIC PARTS

Decoration

N/A