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Description:

This low power binocular microscope is a Spencer Model 55 with rack and pinion focus on the body and fine focus in the eyepieces, rotating triple nosepiece, large rectangular stage with adjustable diaphragm, large sub-stage mirror, and wooden case. The inscription reads “SPENCER / BUFFALO / U.S.A.” The 129614 serial number indicates a date of 1934.

Ref: Spencer Lens Co., Low Power Binocular Microscopes (Buffalo, 1935), p. 6.

Date Made: 1934

Maker: Spencer Lens Company

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: New York, Buffalo

Subject: Science & Scientific Instruments

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See more items in: Medicine and Science: Medicine, Microscopes, Science & Mathematics

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Credit Line: Division of Marine Invertebrates, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: MG.M-11418Accession Number: 260035Catalog Number: M-11418

Object Name: microscope

Physical Description: wood (case material)metal (case material)metal, steel (case material)cloth (case material)plastic (overall material)Measurements: case: 41 cm x 21 cm x 24.2 cm; 16 5/32 in x 8 9/32 in x 9 17/32 inoverall: 32.5 cm x 20.2 cm; 12 25/32 in x 7 15/16 in

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746aa-1762-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1175518

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