microscope stage micrometer
Date1950-1960
Inventory Number2003-1-0089
ClassificationMicrometer
Subject
Maker
Bausch & Lomb Optical Company
1853-present
Owner
John B. Little
User
Harvard School of Public Health
founded 1913
Cultural Region
Place of Origin
Dimensions0.4 x 7.5 x 2.5 cm (3/16 x 2 15/16 x 1 in.)
Material
DescriptionThis item consists of a thick glass microscope slide with a silvered, translucent reticule inscribed with scales for specimen measurement. It is accompanied by a folding black fabric case with a button-snap closure with a blue velveteen-lined compartment for the slide.
Signedon slide: B & L [in triangle logo]
ProvenanceDr. John B. Little, Physiology Lab, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA
Historical AttributesThis instrument was used by Dr. John B. Little in the Physiology Lab, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA.
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