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stand

stand

Date: 1880-1930
Inventory Number: 3844
Classification: Stand
Subject:
optics,
Maker: American ?
User: Department of Physics, Harvard University (founded 1884)
Cultural Region:
United States,
Dimensions:
39 x 11 x 11 cm (15 3/8 x 4 5/16 x 4 5/16 in.)
Material:
wood, metal,
Description:
Small stand with a painted hollow lead base. In the middle of the base there is a metal rod with a small knob on top with two brass clamps. One clamp is a tube holder. The tube holder is composed of two flat pieces of metal adjustable by a sliding clip.
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ProvenanceFrom the Department of Physics, Lyman Laboratory, Harvard University.

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