Case, instrument
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- OBJECT TYPE
- microscope
- DATE
- Unknown
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 2002.0092.020
- MANUFACTURER
- Queen & Co.
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 20
- Total Parts
- 20
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- WOOD CASE; BRASS HOOK CLOSURES & HINGES; GREEN FELT PADS
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 10.7 cm
- Width
- 7.0 cm
- Height
- 3.0 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
- Queen
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Pennsylvania
- City
- Philadelphia
Context
- Country
- North America
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- THIS TYPE OF MICROSCOPE PROBABLY USED C. 1880S- EARLY 1900S.
- Canada
-
PART OF A LARGE COLLECTION OF MEDICAL ARTIFACTS, ARCHIVAL MATERIAL & TRADE LITERATURE TRANSFERRED TO CSTM IN 1992 FROM THE FORMER HISTORY OF MEDICINE MUSEUM, TORONTO, ON. - Function
-
USED TO VIEW OBJECTS TOO SMALL TO BE SEEN CLEARLY BY THE NAKED EYE, DISTINCTLY AND IN DETAIL. - Technical
-
CONVENTIONAL MICROSCOPE BODY FITTED INTO A PROPORTIONATELY LARGE FLARING BASE, IN THE BOTTOM OF WHICH IS A SPRUNG REFLECTOR WHICH HOLDS PREPARED SLIDES. RECESSED FLAT BLACK PLATE WHICH FORMS BOTTOM FRAMES REFLECTOR BOWL DESIGNED TO BE HELD UP TO A LIGHT SOURCE. (REF. 2) - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- UHN catalogue no. "X969.178 Q" handwritten in white ink on inside edge of casing./ .20 pt lid: No markings visible
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- Blond wood case has brass hook closures, and brass hinges. Exterior is finished; unfinished interior has green felt pads on some supports. / .20 PT lid, for interior compartment.: Unfinished wood had has green felt liner on support panel.
- Decoration
- N/A
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Queen & Co., Case, instrument, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 2002.0092, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2002.0092.020/
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