General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

magnifying spectacles

Patents

N/A

General Description

Bright and brushed silver metal eyeglass frame; silver metal lens housings; clear glass optics.

Dimensions

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

Length

15.0 cm

Width

11.8 cm

Height

6.1 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Medical Technology

Category

Instruments

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Zeiss

Country

German Democratic Republic

State/Province

Unknown

City

Jena

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Possibly made, and presumably used, c. 1950s+

Canada

Part of a large collection of medical artifacts, archival material & trade literature transferred to CSTM in 2002 from the former History of Medicine Museum, Toronto, ON.

Function

Unknown

Technical

Magnifying spectacles used for ophthalmological operations. Position of 2x magnification loupes can be adjusted horizontally within frame; right loupe can also be raised and lowered within eyepiece frame.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

"CARL ZEISS, JENA [Zeiss logo= compound lens symbol] 2 X" stamped into each lens housing. "852" stamped into back of nose bridge of spectacle frame. UHN catalogue no. "X983.11 a" printed by hand in black ink on nose piece.

Missing

Possibly missing one vertical adjustment fitting [left side eyepiece].

Finish

Bright and brushed silver metal eyeglass frame; silver metal lens housings; clear glass optics.

Decoration

N/A