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Description:

This Bausch & Lomb model LC is a compound monocular designed for petrographic work. It has coarse and fine focus, inclination joint with locking handle of celluloid, triple nosepiece (one missing in this example), large circular stage with vulcanite top, adjustable mirror bar, and Nicol prisms for polarizer and analyzer. The inscription on the black horseshoe base reads “Bausch & Lomb Optical Co. / ROCHESTER, N.Y.” The 47930 serial number on the back of the base suggests a date around 1904.

Ref: Bausch & Lomb, Microscopes and Accessory Apparatus (Rochester, N.Y., 1904), pp. 42-43.

Date Made: ca 1904

Maker: Bausch & Lomb

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: New York, Rochester

Subject: Science & Scientific Instruments

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Credit Line: Bausch & Lomb Optical Company

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: MG.M-12207Accession Number: 272522Catalog Number: M-12207

Object Name: microscope

Physical Description: metal (overall material)glass (overall material)brass (overall material)Measurements: overall: 39.4 cm x 10.6 cm x 17 cm; 15 1/2 in x 4 3/16 in x 6 11/16 in

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746aa-3094-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1172346

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