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Prado projector polarization attachment set

Prado projector polarization attachment set

Date: 1950-1960
Inventory Number: 2004-1-0375
Classification: Polarimeter
Subject:
optics, photography & projection, demonstration apparatus, polarimetry,
Maker: Ernst Leitz (company) (1849 - 1986)
Cultural Region:
Germany,
Place of Origin:
Wetzlar,
Dimensions:
case: 27.5 × 41.4 × 13 cm (10 13/16 × 16 5/16 × 5 1/8 in.)
Material:
wood, glass, leather, metal,
Accessories: carrying case
Description:
This set of polarization parts were attached to a Prado 250 slide projector, such as the one described in 1997-1-1082. The case contains a polarizer and analyzer lens, a graduated circle on a rotating object stage (to determine the polarization angle), slide bars and support to mount the set on the projector, a Berek condenser and a box of specimens mounted on glass plates. The large objective lens (seen in the picture inside the case's lid) appears to be missing.
Signedinside cover: E. LEITZ / WETZLAR

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