Accession No

4230

Brief Description

Fery Telescope for radiation pyrometer, by Cambridge Instrument Company Ltd., English, c 1950 - 1952

Origin

England; Cambridge

Maker

Cambridge Instrument Company Ltd.

Class

astronomy; optical; thermometers

Earliest Date

1950

Latest Date

1952

Inscription Date

Material

metal; glass

Dimensions

length 329mm; breadth 242mm; depth 142mm

Special Collection

Cambridge Instrument Company Collection

Provenance

Donated by the Cambridge Instrument Company.

Inscription

‘C.I.CO. LTD.
ENGLAND.
C 581953 (with logo)’ (on end plate)

Description Notes

Fery Telescope for radiation pyrometer, by the Cambridge Instrument Company, c 1950 - 1952.

Cylindrical black metal case; water cooled jacket with inlet and outlet tubes on top of cylinder; two terminals marked ‘+’ and ‘-’; bracket around cylinder attached to metal tube for tripod mounting; front window held in place by three horseshoe magnets; focusing eyepiece with red-filter cap retained on chain.

Incomplete (front window missing).

The Museum also holds the Customer instrument order card for this object, see CSI-A/2/11

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