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OBJECT TYPE: compound/binocular/single object
DATE: 1935
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1987.2655.001

MANUFACTURER: Spencer Lens Co.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Buffalo, New York, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 218282
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Steel base; brass arm; nickel-plated knurled wheels and objectives; glass ocular, objectives and mirror; synthetic stage.

Dimensions

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

Length: 34.0 cm
Width: 18.0 cm
Height: 15.5 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: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Used at Agriculture Canada.
Function: For inspection of objects that are too small to be seen distinctly by the naked eye.
Technical: Binocular type sample with rotary objective turret and a micrometer stage.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Each objective is marked: 'SPENCER LENS CO. BUFFALO, NY'; Each objective has one of the following on it: 'HOM. 1mm-1.8mm NA 1.25-95X/ 603705', '4mm NA O.66-44X/ 611397', and '16mm NA 025-10X/ 590746'; Co. logo on the front of the ocular housing reads: 'SPENCER/ BUFFALO/ USA'; Scratched onto the base is the number 'OP5077017'; On top of the arm, the serial number reads: '218282'; Black and yellow sticker on the base reads: 'CANADA/AGRICULTURE/ 007295'.
Missing: From CA of 12/31/2001 by David Daley: No - Complete
Finish: Black enamel painted microscopes. Plated silver coloured knobs, oculars, objectives and graduated stage slide arm. Black stage.
Decoration: N/A

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Spencer Lens Co., Microscope, circa 1935, Artifact no. 1987.2655, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1987.2655.001/

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