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glass stage for Norremberg polariscope

glass stage for Norremberg polariscope

Date: mid 19th Century
Inventory Number: 1998-1-0351
Classification: Polariscope
Subject:
optics, mineralogy,
Maker: American ?
User: Radcliffe College (1894 - 1999)
User: Harvard College (founded 1636)
Cultural Region:
United States,
Dimensions:
13 × 7.4 × 3 cm (5 1/8 × 2 15/16 × 1 3/16 in.)
Material:
glass, brass, nickel,
Description:
Glass disk is held in a ring attached to a sleeve designed to slide on an upright rod. There is a locking screw.
Curatorial Remarksfrom Byerly: October 13, 1964
ProvenanceHarvard College; Radcliffe College; transfer to CHSI, 1964.

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