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OBJECT TYPE: stereo/boom stand
DATE: 1962
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2014.0425.001

MANUFACTURER: American Optical Co.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Keene, New Hampshire, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 464396
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 14
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Metal; synthetic material; paper; adhesive.

Dimensions

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

Length: 80.0 cm
Width: 26.0 cm
Height: 35.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Mining and Metallurgy
Category: Mineral exploration
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: American Optical
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New Hampshire
City: Keene

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Alberta
Period: Used between the 1960s and 2000s.
Canada: This artifact was used at the Imperial Oil geophysics laboratory.
Function: This microscope was used to examine the properties of a sample that are too small to be seen by the naked eye.
Technical: This artifact is an example of a stereo microscope with a boom stand. The boom stand provides stability and allows the user to extend the microscope over a sample.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Lettering on top of cylinder reads: “322”; lettering on proper left side of base reads: “FACTORY SERVICE/KEENE, N.H.”; lettering on stickers on each side of optical dials reads: “10X EYEPIECE/15X EYEPIECE/10 X – 2 X A/15X-2XA/60 40 30 20/80 50 40 25/40 25 20 15/25 20 15 10/20 15 10 7”; lettering on metal logo on front and back reads: “AO/SPENCER”; lettering on sticker on proper left side reads: “1.0-2.0 div = Coarse/2.0[…]4[…]V = V/ coars[…]/[…]0 2.0 setti[…]”.
Missing: The artifact appears complete.
Finish: Predominantly grey; black and silver hardware; black and silver stickers with black and silver lettering; beige sticker with brown lettering; red lettering; transparent lenses; white ring.
Decoration: No decoration.

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American Optical Co., Microscope, 1962, Artifact no. 2014.0425, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2014.0425.001/

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