University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection
Category
Basic Science Artifacts
Classification
Basic Science, Laboratory Instrumentation
Accession Number
1973.6.1 a-f
Description
Monocular microscope (a) with a triple nosepiece and cast-iron, coated base; compass joint; coarse and fine focus heads; sub-stage focus; ocular (b), three objectives (c,d,e), and ABBE condenser and iris diaphragm (f).
Monocular microscope (a) with a triple nosepiece and cast-iron, coated base; compass joint; coarse and fine focus heads; sub-stage focus; ocular (b), three objectives (c,d,e), and ABBE condenser and iris diaphragm (f).
Number Of Parts
6
Part Names
a - microscope - Size: Length 31.0 cm
b - ocular
c - objective
d - objective
e - objective
f - condenser and diaphragm
Provenance
Acquired from the Academy of Medicine; source: Mrs. Kenneth E. Perfect for her husband, Dr. Kenneth E. Perfect.; source: Mrs. Kenneth E. Perfect for her husband, Dr. Kenneth E. Perfect.
On (b): "4" "ERNST LEITZ WETZLAR"; on (c): "6LG"; on (d): "1/12" "OELEMMERSION"; on (e): "3"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0007
0007-A1-4
Condition Remarks
Needs cleaning; #2: no chips or cracks in glass parts; metal (brass) parts are moderately worn with dark patches and deposits over approx. 15% of the surface; knobs and hinges move freely; there was dust in the crevices; objectives move freely; no active corrosion
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Book
Reference Comments
Betz catalogue, 1915, p. 135 (item #2N10)
Research Facts
Assorted instruments from the office of the donor's late husband, Dr. Kenneth E. Perfect; a few, such as the stethoscope, may have belonged to his father.
Exhibit History
Agnes Etherington Art Centre - July 2002; on display in "When Medicine Met Science" exhibit, Ann Baillie Building, April 29, 2003