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- OBJECT TYPE
- compound binocular/Wenham
- DATE
- 1880
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1975.0063.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Unknown
- MODEL
- Listerlimb Construction
- LOCATION
- Unknown
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 7
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Brass, glass/ pt. case, wood, brass handle & hinges, some remnants of fabric on accessory tray
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 26.0 cm
- Width
- 24.0 cm
- Height
- 47.0 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
- Unknown
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- ca. late 19th c.
- Canada
-
None known, purchased at auction. - Function
-
Used to observe the structure of biological specimens in minute detail. - Technical
-
The mechanical stage allowed for precise movement of the slide. The Wenham prism was important in that the design had one tube straight & the other inclined. This allows for restoring monocular vision by simply removing the prism. This was necessary for higher powers & resolution of the objective (ref.2) - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- Engraved on brass plate on top of pt. case "W.T. HAYDON"
- Missing
- Objective lens, numerous items from acc. tray From CA of 11/20/2001 by David Daley: Yes - n
- Finish
- .1 Lacquered brass worn in areas;.2 lacquered brass, area around top painted black;.3 dulled brass;.4 lacquered brass some areas are worn;.6-.7 brass painted black/ pt. case wood stained brown, varnished surface; handle dulled brass
- Decoration
- N/A
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