Spencer Microscope

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Description:

Binocular microscope with a “SPENCER / BUFFALO / USA” inscription, probably used by Burnett Stilwell (1896-1983), a milk inspector with the New York City Dept. of Health.

Date Made: about 1940

Maker: Spencer Lens Company

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: New York, Buffalo

See more items in: Medicine and Science: Medicine, The Antibody Initiative, Health & Medicine, Antibody Initiative: New York City Public Health Collections

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Credit Line: Gift of the City of New York Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 2017.0184.040Catalog Number: 2017.0184.040Accession Number: 2017.0184

Object Name: public healthmicroscope

Physical Description: wood (case material)metal (microscope material)glass (lenses material)Measurements: case: 35.5 cm x 24.5 cm x 20 cm; 13 31/32 in x 9 21/32 in x 7 7/8 inmicroscope: 31 cm x 16 cm; 12 7/32 in x 6 5/16 in

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b3-8cd2-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1845389

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