Refractometer

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OBJECT TYPE: ABBE
DATE: 1960–1969
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2000.0104.001

MANUFACTURER: Bausch & Lomb Optical Co.
MODEL: 33-45-56
LOCATION: Rochester, New York, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: CD5401
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL CASING & PARTS; GLASS OPTICAL PARTS & THERMOMETER CASING; SYNTHETIC PARTS

Dimensions

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

Length: 27.0 cm
Width: 16.5 cm
Height: 34.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Chemistry
Category: Test-measurement equipment
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Bausch Lomb
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New York
City: Rochester

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: 1960S
Canada: PIECE OF CHEMISTRY LABORATORY EQUIPMENT USED AT NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL OF CANADA, ONE OF CANADA'S FOREMOST RESEARCH ESTABLISHMENTS IN NUMBER OF SCIENTIFIC & TECHNOLOGICAL AREAS.
Function: INSTRUMENT USED TO DETERMINE REFRACTIVE INDEX OF SUBSTANCES.
Technical: EXAMPLE OF ABBE REFRACTOMETER, WHICH CONSISTS OF REFRACTING PRISM SYSTEM & SCALE, COMPENSATION SYSTEM CONSISTINGOF AMICI PRISMS WHICH PERMIT USE OF UNIT WITH WHITE LIGHT, & TELECAOPE WITH CROSSHAIRS WHICH PERMITS BORDER LINE OF TOTAL REFLECTIVITY TO TO BE OBSERVED & SET PRECISELY (REF. 1).
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: "B&L" LOGO PLATES ON FRONT & BACK; PLATE ON BACK READS "BAUSCH & LOMB OPTICAL CO./ ROCHESTER, N.Y., U.S.A./ 115 VOLTS 15 WATTS/ 50-60 CYCLES/ SERIAL NO. CD5401/ TYPE 33-45-56/ U.S.A./ PATENT DES. 138,401".
Missing: SEE MANUAL IN SUPP.INFO. FOR LIST OF ACCESSORIES NORMALLY INCLUDED WITH INSTRUMENT
Finish: CASING PAINTED GLOSSY GREY; PLATED & METALLIC PARTS; BLACK & WHITE SYNTHETIC PARTS; TRANSPARENT GLASS PARTS; RED HOSE.
Decoration: N/A

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Bausch & Lomb Optical Co., Refractometer, between 1960–1969, Artifact no. 2000.0104, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2000.0104.001/

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