Accession No

3666

Brief Description

polarized light apparatus, Newton & Co., 1893-1903 (c)

Origin

Maker

Newton and Co.

Class

optical

Earliest Date

1893

Latest Date

1903

Inscription Date

Material

metal (brass, other); glass; wood

Dimensions

length 355mm; breadth 142mm; height 50mm

Special Collection

Provenance

Donated, 1987.

Inscription

‘POLARIZED LIGHT APPARATUS
Educational Set for Students’ (on label inside)

Description Notes

Apparatus for analysing slides with polarised light. Consists of an eyepiece and metal stay, pieces of glass for polarizing light, three brass tubes with crystals in them, which fit over the end of the eyepiece, and six glass slides, each with a different sample on it. Comes in a wooden box with a set of instructions.

Condition: good; incomplete (half of the hinged glass missing).

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