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OBJECT TYPE: electron
DATE: 1949–1954
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1973.0483.001

MANUFACTURER: Philips
MODEL: 11980/13
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: 34717
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL/ CHROMIUM

Dimensions

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

Length: N/A
Width: 98.5 cm
Height: 121.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: 555.0
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Physics
Category: Light & electromagnetic radiation
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Philips
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: USED BY A FEDERAL GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT'S RESEACH LABS
Function: TO PROVIDE EXTREMELY HIGH MAGNIFICATION OF BIOLOGICAL SAMPLES SUCH AS VIRUSES AND BACTERIA FOR STUDY.
Technical: THIS MICROSCOPE WAS THE FIRST OF SEVEN EXPERIMENTAL MODELS OF E-M THAT PHILIPS MADE, AND IS A HORIZONTAL COLUMN TYPE. BECAUSE IT WAS HORIZONTAL, IT HAD SOME PROBLEMS.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: N/A
Missing: From CA of 01/28/2002 by Matthew Bruce: No - appears complete; comes with four boxes full of parts, as well as roll of drawings
Finish: ENAMEL GREY HOUSING WITH SOME CHROME TRIM/ EACH SIDE OF HOUSING HAS ACCESS PANELS/ UNDER BOTTOM CENTER IT IS OPEN/ TOP PART IS A SCOPE WITH OPERATING KNOBS BEHIND IT/ FRONT OF THE SCOPE ASSEMBLY HAS A VIEWING SCOPE/ BELOW SCOPE IS A TRIANGULAR PANEL WITH 4 GAUGES AND A WARNING LIGHT/ BELOW THAT IS A TUNING KNOB/ GOOD, NOT ALL DATA THERE
Decoration: N/A

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Philips, Microscope, between 1949–1954, Artifact no. 1973.0483, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1973.0483.001/

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