General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Plastic base and top. Steel plate. Metal focus and inside cover. Plastic electrical cord. Glass lens. Mirror. Plastic button at back to tighten cover.

Dimensions

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

Length

19.0 cm

Width

10.0 cm

Height

17.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Lighting Technology

Category

Lighting devices

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Burton

Country

United States of America

State/Province

California

City

Los Angeles

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

Unknown

Canada

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

Function

To provide auxiliary light for objects being examined under a microscope.

Technical

This is an illuminator for "bright light", i.e. white light, microscopic observations. The wire ring on the front also permitted the use of a variety of filters -- coloured or polarized.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Embossing in plastic on front reads: 'BURTON/ MANUFACTURING COMPANY/ LOS ANGELES, U.S.A.'; White lettering on manual focus reads: 'BURTON'; On back of cover, decal reads: 'FISHER/ MONTREAL CANADA (else illegible)'; Switch reads: '5A. 250V. UND LAB INC. INSP. 10A.125V./ ON-OFF'; Number on sticker at back '060187'.

Missing

From CA of 01/08/2002 by David Daley: No - Complete

Finish

Black wrinkle steel. Chrome plated metal focus and black inside cover. Frosty glass. Black plastic.

Decoration

N/A