Accession No

2546

Brief Description

spectrometer camera, by Adam Hilger Ltd., English, 1933

Origin

England; London

Maker

Adam Hilger Ltd.

Class

optical

Earliest Date

1933

Latest Date

1933

Inscription Date

Material

metal (brass); wood; hide (leather); plastic (ivorine)

Dimensions

length 275mm; breadth 225mm; height 185mm

Special Collection

Provenance

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

Inscription

‘ADAM HILGER LTD.
LONDON, ENGLAND
No D.70.301
33282’

Description Notes

Spectrometer camera, brass and wood. Wooden camera with bellows, centrally pivotted mount for plate, with linear scale on brass, divided 0-30, and clamping screw. Housing for photographic plate, hinged aperture with leather handle, moved by double rack and pinion over vertical ivorine scale, 0-100mm by 1mm. Shutter moved by knurled brass knob at side.

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