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Dates
1951
circa 1951
Collection
Dr. Teddy Langworth Collection
Category
Basic Science Artifacts
Classification
Basic Science, Laboratory Instrumentation
Accession Number
993008001 a-d
Description
Black box with handle and locking clasps holds a Leitz microscope and two lenses (6x & 10x); standard microscope for medical students.
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Accession Number
993008001 a-d
Collection
Dr. Teddy Langworth Collection
Category
Basic Science Artifacts
Classification
Basic Science, Laboratory Instrumentation
MeSH Heading
Microscopy -- instrumentation
MM= Microscopy -- microscope -- European -- compound
Description
Black box with handle and locking clasps holds a Leitz microscope and two lenses (6x & 10x); standard microscope for medical students.
Number Of Parts
4
Part Names
a - box - Size:
37.0 2 - Size: x Width 19.3 cm. x Depth 24.5 cm.
b - microscope - Size: Length 37.5 cm. x Width 13.7 cm. x Depth 20.0 cm.
c - 6x lens - Size: Length 4.9 cm. x Diam. 2.6 cm
d - 10x lens - Size: Length 3.4 cm. x Diam. 2.6 cm
Provenance
Belonged to Dr. Teddy Langworth
Maker
Ernst Leitz
Site Made (City)
Wetzlar
Site Made (Country)
Germany
Dates
1951
circa 1951
Material
wood: black
leather:
metal: silver; black
fabric:
glass: clear
Inscriptions
On box: "WALTER A. CARVETH LIMITED // TORONTO // CANADIAN AGENTS // LEITZ / LEICA // Microscopes // CAMERAS"; on microscope: "Ernst Leitz // Wetzlar // Nr. 476631"; "E. Leitz // Wetzlar // Germany"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0007
0007-A1-3
Condition Remarks
(a): locks starting to corrode; surface grime; worn around edges; (b-d): tips of lenses corroded
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