Accession No

5890

Brief Description

microscope lamp with hand-held light and iris, mid-20th Century

Origin

Maker

Class

microscopes

Earliest Date

1950

Latest Date

1980

Inscription Date

Material

metal (steel, aluminium); plastic; glass

Dimensions

length 120mm; height 250mm; width 130mm

Special Collection

Provenance

Transferred from Photography and Illustration Department, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, on 13/12/2002.

Inscription

C.U
BOT. SCH.
V.R.3

Description Notes

Black metal base unit with on/off switch and plastic intensity dial numbered 0-10. The lamp light is contained in a hand-held barrel connected to the base unit by a cable. When not in use the lamp barrel sits in a holder attatched to the base unit. On the lamp barrel is a sliding pin which controls the iris on the lamp.

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