Accession No

2586

Brief Description

spectroscopy plates, 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; glass

Dimensions

length of test plates 252mm; length of small plate 100mm

Special Collection

Provenance

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

Inscription

‘Hilger Plates’ (pencil on label on box)
‘Hilger’s TEST PLATES’ (written on paper wrapping the plates)
‘ADAM HILGER, Ltd., LONDON

Wavelength Scale. Hilger / Small Prism for Spectroscope
FINAL NEGATIVE TAKEN ON QUARTZ SPECTOGRAPH
SIZE E.1. No E1.301 ORDER 2227. DEL’D 24/1/24’ (on labels on plates)
23216

Description Notes

Wooden box containing 4 glass plates - 3 test plates and 1 wavelength scale, marked 21-80, plus two small reflecting prisms, mounted, for slit end of spectroscope.

The wavelength scale is in a separate cardboard box, labelled: ‘Wavelength Scale. Hilger / Small Prism for Spectroscope’.



Condition: fair.

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