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- OBJECT TYPE
- compound/binocular/research
- DATE
- 1928
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1987.0398.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Leitz, Ernst
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Wetzlar, Federal Republic of Germany
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 273206
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- iron body/ brass accessories/ wood case/ silver handle
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 16.5 cm
- Width
- 19.0 cm
- Height
- 37.0 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
- Leitz
- Country
- Federal Republic of Germany
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Wetzlar
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
Used in Agriculture Canada animal disease research institute, Nepean, ON. - Function
-
Unknown - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- Engraving on front reads: 'Ernst Leitz Wetzlar/ 273206'/ engraved on back: 'Germany' & 'E.Leitz/ Wetzlar'/ engraved on objectives 'E.Leitz/ Wetzlar/6/ Ge[r]many' and '6/ E.Leitz/ Wetzlar/ 45x'/ '6/ E.Leitz/ Wetzlar' incised on cap on eyepiece case/ decal on body tube: 'Canada/ Agriculture/ 059558'.
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- Shiny black enamel iron/ gold polished brass accessories: binocular tube, focus adjustments & objectives/ polished silver specimen holders/ varnished case/ polished silver
- Decoration
- N/A
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Leitz, Ernst, Microscope, circa 1928, Artifact no. 1987.0398, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1987.0398.001/
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