General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

6

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Stainless steel, glass, metal/ pt. case, leatherette covered, velvet interior, metal clasp & hinges

Dimensions

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

Length

5.8 cm

Width

5.8 cm

Height

3.5 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

Spencer

Country

United States of America

State/Province

New York

City

Buffalo

Context

Country

Worldwide

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

This item was used in Canada.

Function

Designed to be used with an intense illuminant in dark field microscopy. Used primarily for unstained objects that display inadequate contrast in a bright field microscope. Specimens are made to appear luminous against a background of little or no light (ref.1) clinical applications such as examination of body fluids.

Technical

Dark-field illumination has applications in medicine & industry. Body fluids could be studied for organisms in unstained &living condition providing early diagnosis. Used in dairy & food industry, & in petrological studies.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Etched on side '1.15 TO 1.25 52.TH.'

Missing

None

Finish

Highly polished stainless steel; base metal painted black

Decoration

N/A