General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

MICROSCOPE: METAL, BRASS, GLASS/ CASE: WOOD, BRASS, LEATHER/ OBJ. LENS CANS: BRASS/ SLIDE CASES: WOOD, CARDBOARD, PAPER, BRASS CLASP/ SLIDE BOX: CARDBOARD/ COVERSLIP BOX: CARDBOARD/ SLIDE: GLASS/ IRIS: BRASS/ GRATICULE: GLASS, METAL RING

Dimensions

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

Length

18.5 cm

Width

16.0 cm

Height

32.0 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

Baker

Country

England

State/Province

Unknown

City

London

Context

Country

Worldwide

State/Province

Unknown

Period

1938-1993 BY THE DONOR; BEFORE 1938, BY HIS UNCLE, MR. CAVE

Canada

OWNED BY H.H. WATSON, AN ENGLISH PHYSICIST WHO STUDIED HEALTH HAZARDS DUE TO DUST IN FACTORIES & MINES. IN CANADA HE WORKED AT THE DEFENCE RESEARCH BOARD & THE FISHERIES & MARINE SERVICE. THIS MICROSCOPE WAS USED BY MR. WATSON UNTIL HIS DEATH IN 1993 & THE SLIDE COLLECTION REPRESENTS A LIFETIME OF WORK. [REF 2]

Function

USED TO OBSERVE SPECIMENS IN MINUTE OR MICROSCOPIC DETAIL.

Technical

A MICROSCOPE FROM C.BAKER, WHO MADE INSTRUMENTS FORM 1866-1942 [REF 1]. THIS EXAMPLE IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION IN SPITE OF OVER 55 YEARS OF USE.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

ETCHED ON REAR OF MICROSCOPE FOOT: 'BAKER/ 244 HIGH HOLBORN,/ LONDON'/ ETCHED ON TOP OF EYEPIECE: '3'/ ETCHED ON OBJ. LENSES: '6/ E.Leitz/ Wetzlar'/ '3/ E. Leitz/ Wetzlar'/ ETCHED ON LID OF OBJ. LENS CANS: 'AGENT, C. BAKER,/ 3/ E. Leitz/ Wetzlar/ 244 HIGH HOLBORN, LONDON.'/ [OTHER LID SAME EXCEPT] '6'/ PRINTED ON CIRCLE COVERSLIPS: '1/4 oz./ MICRO/ CIRCLES./ In. No. [HANDWRITTEN IN INK ON THIS LINE] 0.74 1'/ SPECIMEN CASES HAVE PRINTED NUMBERS FOR SLIDES & HAND-WRITTEN DESCRIPTIONS OF SAMPLES.

Missing

NONE From CA of 12/10/2001 by David Daley: Yes - unlikely

Finish

MICROSCOPE: LACQUERED BRASS, HIGHLY POLISHED METAL/ CASE: STAINED & VARNISHED WOOD/ SLIDE CASE: IMITATION LEATHERETTE STAINED BLACK, BRASS HARDWARE, WHITE CHART WITH BLACK PRINT/ SLIDE CASE: IMITATION SNAKESKIN - BROWN & BLACK, BRASS HARDWARE, WHITE CHART WITH BLACK PRINT

Decoration

N/A