General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

13

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

MICROSCOPE: STAND & ARM, METAL; EYEPIECE BODY & FOCUS SCREWS MAY BE CHROME PLATED; STAGE, CLIPS, OBJECTIVE & EYEPIECE MAY BE BRASS; LENS, MIRROR, GLASS/.PT. CASE, WOOD, METAL HINGE & CLASP MAY BE BRASS

Dimensions

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

Length

7.5 cm

Width

9.2 cm

Height

19.0 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

Bausch Lomb

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

C.1926

Canada

AN EXAMPLE OF A CANADIAN YOUTHS MICROSCOPE AVAILABLE IN 1920'S.

Function

THIS FIELD NATURALIST'S MICROSCOPE HAS A MAXIMUM MAGNIFICATION OF 150X AND WOULD BE USED TO OBSERVE PARTS OF PLANTS, OR INSECTS IN DETAIL.

Technical

THIS WELL CONSTRUCTED MICROSCOPE ENABLES THE USER TO OBSERVE FRAGMENTS OR PARTS OF PLANTS & INSECTS IN DETAIL THAT THE NAKED EYE COULD NOT. BEING A YOUTHMICROSCOPE IT WAS A VALUABLE EDUCATIONAL TOOL.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

MICROSCOPE: ETCHED INTO FRONT SURFACE OF EYEPIECE TUBE 'BAUSCH & LOMB/ OPTICAL CO.'/ ETCHED INTO METAL INSIDE ARM '57'

Missing

ORIGINAL STAGE CLIPS, VARIABLE APERATURE, 45 DEGREE SEE-THROUGH REFLECTOR FOR THE EYEPIECE (FOR SKETCHING) [REF.1] From CA of 12/11/2001 by David Daley: Undetermined - unknown

Finish

MICROSCOPE: STAND & ARM, METAL PAINTED BLACK; EYEPIECE TUBE & FOCUS ADJUSTMENT KNOBS ARE HIGHLY REFLECTIVE CHROME-LIKE FINISH; STAGE MAY BE BRASS WITH BLACK PAINT WORN OFF ON EDGES, CLIPS, MAY BE BRASS, SILVER PAINT WORN OFF/ CASE, VARNISHED SURFACE

Decoration

N/A