Spencer Microscope in case

Name/Title

Spencer Microscope in case

Entry/Object ID

2024.8.1

Description

Black microscope with brass fittings, in wooden case, with user's manual.

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Spencer Lens Co.

Date made

1916 - 1917

Notes

Company based in Buffalo, N.Y. Serial number 37115. Includes 4 eyepieces, and 3 empty containers (probably for objective lenses.) Mechanical stage attachment for adjusting position of specimens. Model 44 (there are a few variations on that model. This one is consistent with an image in a 1916 issue of the Journal of the Royal Microscopical Society.)

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Microscope

Nomenclature Class

Optical T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 05: Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology

Material

Brass, Steel, Wood, Paper, Glass

Color

Black