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Drawing prism

Year/Period

1960-1980

Maker

MEOPTA

Country

Czechoslovakia

Signature

meopta [in logo] / 6131163

Category

Accessories microscopy

Subcategory

Drawing prisms

Size of the box (h x w x d)

9.3 × 20.3 × 10.9 cm

Size of the instrument (h x w x d)

mirror: 12.5 × 7 cm

Donated by

J. Schoors, secretary KAGM, Antwerp, Belgium

Inventory number

SM 503

Description

Drawing prism (camera lucida) in black box, lined with green felt inside; lid with two closing clips, on the lid a metal plate with the Meopta logo. In the box three parts: a mirror and two different holders to attach the mirror to the microscope.

The drawing prism is attached to the microscope’s tube with a ring. It can be used to record details of a specimen viewed through the microscope.

Donated to the foundation by Jef Schoors, secretary of the Royal Antwerp Society for Micrography.