Spectroscope

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OBJECT TYPE: POCKET/RAINBOW
DATE: 1900–1925
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1996.0249.001

MANUFACTURER: Browning, John
MODEL: GRACE'S
LOCATION: London, England

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL (BRASS ?) & GLASS CONSTRUCTION. CW WOODEN CASE LINED WITH VELVET & SILK, AND COVERED WITH LEATHER.

Dimensions

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

Length: 16.0 cm
Width: 4.8 cm
Height: 3.8 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Meteorology
Category: Miscellaneous
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Browning
Country: England
State/Province: Unknown
City: London

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: THIS TYPE OF INSTRUMENT POPULAR C. 1885+.
Canada: Unknown
Function: USED TO PREDICT LIKLIHOOD AND RELATIVE PROXIMITY OF RAINFALL BY OBSERVING CLOUD SPECTRA.
Technical: THIS INSTRUMENT, ALSO KNOWN AS A RAINBOW SPECTROSCOPE, WAS DEVELOPED C. 1883-84 BY JOHN BROWNING.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: " Grace's/ Spectroscope. " engraved on one side of instrument body tube; " John Browning/ Optician, London. " engraved opposite. PT case bears gold-coloured mfr's mark on lid lining; reads " JOHN.BROWNING/ 63STRAND/ LONDON ".
Missing: NONE.
Finish: BRIGHT LACQUERED FINISH ON BODY & EYEPIECE TUBE. PEBBLE-TEXTURED LEATHER COVERING ON CASE HAS TOOLED EDGE ON TOP & SIDES; DARK BLUE/ PURPLE LINING.
Decoration: N/A

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Browning, John, Spectroscope, circa 1900–1925, Artifact no. 1996.0249, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1996.0249.001/

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