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polariscope parts?
polariscope parts?

polariscope parts?

Date1875-1925
Inventory Number1998-1-0885
ClassificationPolariscope
Subject
    Cultural Region
      Dimensionslargest bracket: 10.8 × 6.5 × 1.9 cm (4 1/4 × 2 9/16 × 3/4 in.)
      Material
        DescriptionThese were found together in the Collection:

        6 V-shaped brackets with pierced tips (for attaching a wire across the gap?). Two of the brackets have long threaded bolts mounted in blocks. The heads of the bolts are knurled in a straightwise fashion.

        1 mirror from a Norremberg-style polariscope

        2 rectangular aperture stops with a hinge on the side. One face is blackened on each. This is a matched pair; not identical.

        1 block of black bakelite or hard rubber with three screws.
        Signedunsigned
        Green wooden storage box containing Western Electric condensers and resistors
        Western Electric Company
        Date: 1900-1930
        Object number: RS0196
        polariscope for use with projector
        American
        Date: 1875-1925
        Object number: 2006-1-0059a
        Parts for Harvard cyclotron console rack
        Harvard Cyclotron Laboratory
        Date: circa 1960
        Object number: 2003-1-0312
        Green wooden storage box containing switches
        Date: 1890-1930
        Object number: RS0486
        astronomical transit
        American
        Date: circa 1790
        Accessories: Large brass key for tightening joints
        Object number: 5006
        Borda-type reflecting circle
        Legey
        Date: circa 1838
        Accessories: shades with double tabs (4); shades with single tab (4); screwdriver and square key.
        Object number: 5268
        1amp shunt
        Weston Electrical Instrument Corporation
        Date: circa 1912
        Object number: 0533a
        Nörrenberg-type polariscope (or doubler)
        Ferdinand Ernecke
        Date: 1875-1890
        Object number: 1997-1-1593
        mounted mirror and adjustable stand
        French
        Date: mid 19th Century
        Object number: 2007-1-0454
        box of surveying instruments
        Buff & Berger
        Date: 1870-1950
        Object number: 1996-1-0074