Accession No

2534

Brief Description

spectroscopic apparatus, by Adam Hilger Ltd., English, c. 1904-1948

Origin

England; London

Maker

Adam Hilger Ltd.

Class

optical

Earliest Date

1904

Latest Date

1948

Inscription Date

Material

wood; metal (cast iron); glass

Dimensions

length 535mm; breadth 232mm; height 289mm

Special Collection

Provenance

Transferred from the Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England, 1978.

Inscription

‘ADAM HILGER LTD. LONDON
MADE IN ENGLAND
5557.5’

Description Notes

Wooden instrument on wooden base. Tapered box with sliding aperture plate and cast iron stand with glass plate moved vertically by rack and pinion. Function?

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