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OBJECT TYPE: microscope/electric lamp
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1995.0382.001

MANUFACTURER: American Optical Co.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Buffalo, New York, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: NON-FERROUS METAL LAMP & TRANSFORMER CASINGS WITH FERROUS METAL UPRIGHT/ GLASS/ SYNTHETIC CONTROL KNOB & POWER CORD

Dimensions

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

Length: 16.5 cm
Width: 10.2 cm
Height: 25.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Lighting Technology
Category: Lighting devices
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: SOURCE OF ILLUMINATION FOR MICROSCOPE.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: INCISED WHITE & BLACK & SILVER MFR.'S LOGO CONSISTING OF SUPERIMPOSED "A" & "O" ON LAMP & TRANSFORMER CONTROL PLATE RESPECTIVELY; LATTER ALSO READS "30 WATTS" WITH INCISED BLACKNUMBERS ON DIAL/ RAISED LETTERING ON UNDERSIDE OF TRANSFORMER READING "TRANSFORMER/ MODEL 395/ PRI. V 115 V.A/30 CYCLES 60/ SEC.V. 4-7.5 V. AMPS. 21/ FOR ALTERNATING CURRENT ONLY/ CSA APP. NO. 2927/ American Optical Company/ Scientific Instrument Division/ BUFFALO, N.Y./ MADE IN U.S.A."
Missing: APPEARS COMPLETE From CA of 02/12/2002 by David Daley: No - Complete
Finish: BLACK CRINKLE FINISH ON LAMP & TRANSFORMER CASINGS/ PLATED PARTS/ BLACK & BROWN SYNTHETIC
Decoration: N/A

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American Optical Co., Illuminator, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1995.0382, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1995.0382.001/

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