General Information

Serial #

180652

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Brass and steel body. Wooden case. Steel handle and metal diaphragm parts.

Dimensions

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

Length

37.0 cm

Width

21.6 cm

Height

22.2 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

Spencer

Country

United States of America

State/Province

New York

City

Buffalo

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

Unknown

Canada

Used at Agriculture Canada Animal Disease Research Institute, Nepean, Ont.

Function

Moderate power optical microscope to study biological samples.

Technical

Binocular compound microscope with 3-objective turret. The angle of the eyepieces are adjustable.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Markings on .001: Label on arm reads:'CANADA/ AGRICULTURE/ 59571'; Engravignon front reads: 'SPENCER/ BUFFALO/ U.S.A.'; Engraving on limb top reads: '180652'. Markings on the three objectives: '4' incised on plate above one objective, which bears the following info.: 'SPENCER LENS CO. BUFFALO, N.Y./ 4MM-N.A.0.66-44X/ 473771'; '16' incised on plate above second objective, which bears the following info.: 'SPENCER LENS CO. BUFFALO, N.Y./ 16MM-N.A.O.25-10X/ 501537'; '1.8' incised on plate above third objective, which bears the following info.: 'SPENCER LENS CO. BUFFALO, N.Y./ HOM.1MM-1.8MM-N.A.1.25-95X/ 508291'.

Missing

From CA of 12/06/2001 by David Daley: Yes - empty storage compartments suggest missing parts

Finish

Black enamel finish with chrome plated focus adjustment, objectives, level adjustment, clips etc. (paint is coming off on bottom of eyepiece). Case is made of varnished wood covered with black buckram paper, has a grey handle, and has black plastic.

Decoration

N/A