Accession No

2537

Brief Description

ultra-violet refractometer, by Adam Hilger Ltd., R. Fuess, English, German, 1929

Origin

England; London; and Germany; Berlin

Maker

Adam Hilger Ltd. Fuess, R.

Class

optical

Earliest Date

1929

Latest Date

1929

Inscription Date

Material

metal (cast iron, brass); glass; paper (cardboard)

Dimensions

Refractometer: height 370mm; length 300mm; breadth 300mm UV lamp: height 360mm; length 310mm; breadth 105mm

Special Collection

Provenance

Transferred from the Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England, 1980.

Inscription

‘ROYAL SOCIETY’
‘ADAM HILGER LTD.
LONDON - ENGLAND
No. M284.301
29200’

Description Notes

Etalon ultra-violet refractrometer. Cast iron stand with tripod base and three brass levelling screws. Part-painted brass fittings. Condensing lens on projecting arm, cell, tripod platform with right-angled prism and projecting tube with rack and pinion focusing.

separate u-v lamp. Cast iron stand with brass fitting for mounting rod. Large, black cylindrical body (cast iron) with tube (vent?) protruding from top. One end has a brass fitted exit pipe for exit of UV light, the other end has a brass fitted mount for holding the bulb and entry of power cable.

Plates and lenses in 2 small cardboard boxes and one clear plastic box.

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