Spencer no. 505 Abbe-type microscope camera lucida
Date1924-1935
Inventory Number1999-1-0006
ClassificationCamera Lucida
Subject
Maker
Spencer Lens Company
1895 - 1945
Owner
Arthur Grover Humes
1916 - 1999
Cultural Region
Place of Origin
Dimensions7.5 x 19 x 8.5 cm (2 15/16 x 7 1/2 x 3 3/8 in.)
case: 6.5 x 21 x 11 cm (2 9/16 x 8 1/4 x 4 5/16 in.)
case: 6.5 x 21 x 11 cm (2 9/16 x 8 1/4 x 4 5/16 in.)
Material
Accessoriescase
Bibliography
DescriptionThis Abbe-type microscope camera lucida is Spencer model 505. It has a large plane mirror backed with an aluminum rectangle with a black-crackle finish. The mirror is hinged to an aluminum arm. A scale of degrees (15-75, marked every 5) is on the joint to indicate the inclination of the mirror, which has an index line.
The arm is divided into millimeters to indicate the distance of the mirror from the microscope. The arm goes into a fixture and locked in place with a screw.
The fixture has a clamping ring to go around the eyepiece. The prism box is on a swing-away mount. It has a turret of filters around it.
The fitted case is made of wood, covered in buckram stamped to look like leather, and lined in red velvet.
The arm is divided into millimeters to indicate the distance of the mirror from the microscope. The arm goes into a fixture and locked in place with a screw.
The fixture has a clamping ring to go around the eyepiece. The prism box is on a swing-away mount. It has a turret of filters around it.
The fitted case is made of wood, covered in buckram stamped to look like leather, and lined in red velvet.
Signedon back of mirror: SPENCER / BUFFALO / USA [in achromat trademark]
on lid of box: SPENCER / BUFFALO / U.S.A. [in achromat trademark]
Inscribedin ink on case sticker: ProPERTY / of / A. G. Humes
ProvenanceProfessor Arthur Grover Humes, Department of Biology, Boston University, before 1999; Professor John Michael Harrison, Department of Psychology, Boston University, 1999; gift to CHSI, 1999.
Historical AttributesThis camera lucida belonged to marine biologist, Arthur Grover Humes (1916-1999), professor of biology at Boston University. He was the first director of the Boston University Marine Program at Woods Hole, founding editor of the <i>Journal of Crustacean Biology</i>, and the scientist responsible for describing more than 5% of the almost 12,000 species of copepods known today.
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Accessories: case
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Accessories: case
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Accessories: case, filters
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Date: 1924-1934
Accessories: spare prism; Turret attenuator; case.
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Date: circa 1920
Accessories: oculars (2): 10x, "planoscopic"; triple nosepiece; Spencer objectives (3):16mm, 4mm, 1.8mm; Abbe condenser
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Accessories: Spencer objectives with canisters (3): 1.8, 4, 16 mm; anonymous oculars (3): 10x, 1, 3; Abbe condenser; substage mirror; standing case; key; blue filter
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Date: circa 1930
Accessories: oculars (3 pair): 6x, 12.5x, 17x; objectives (2 pair): 3.4x, 1.7x; case
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