Condenser, microscope

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1910–1955
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1969.1458.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 3
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Stainless steel/ glass/ brass/ metal

Dimensions

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

Length: 6.4 cm
Width: 6.4 cm
Height: 3.6 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: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: c.1960
Canada: Unknown. Probably used in Canada.
Function: The condenser consists of 2 or 3 lenses & is designed to sit beneath the microscope stage. The light source is positioned to shine through the condenser which concentrates the light through the slide. (ref.1) the iris diaphragm is adjustable to let in more or less light as needed.
Technical: Substage condensers provide a means of collecting & concentrating light through the sample greatly improving the clarity & detail seen through the lens of microscopes.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: On bottom of condenser are stops marked for iris diaphragm from 1-30
Missing: None. From CA of 11/05/2001 by David Daley: No - Complete
Finish: Middle section stainless steel, top area housing lens is possibly brass painted black; bottom mount & iris diaphragm is metal painted black
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Condenser, microscope, between 1910–1955, Artifact no. 1969.1458, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1969.1458.001/

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