Stand for Optical Bench

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Description:

Brass stand for optical bench.

Ref: Société Genevoise, Illustrated Price List of Physical and Mechanical Instruments (Geneva, 1900), p. 180.

Location: Currently not on view

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Credit Line: Bowdoin College

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1992.0477.12.03Catalog Number: 1992.0477.12.03Accession Number: 1992.0477

Object Name: stand for optical bench

Measurements: average spatial: 29 cm x 17 cm x 10 cm; 11 7/16 in x 6 11/16 in x 3 15/16 inoverall: 11 1/8 in x 7 in x 3 3/4 in; 28.2575 cm x 17.78 cm x 9.525 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a9-98e3-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1121313

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