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+ Experimentations Exhibition
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Spectroscope and case by John Browning, 1880 - 1900
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Object statement
Spectroscope and case, lacquer / brass/ wood, made by John Browning, England, 1880-1900

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Description
Spectroscope and case, lacquer / brass/ wood, made by John Browning, England, 1880-1900

Spectroscope, rack and pinion adjustment,with two prisms raised on three brass columns from the horizontal circle with a mahogany case.
Made: 1880 - 1900
The Registration Number of an object is a unique identifying number applied by the museum at the point of acquisition. Current numbering format comprises the year of acquisition, followed by a sequential number. For example, '2007/45' is the Registration Number that represents the 45th acquisition in the year 2007. Registration number
85/2213
Production date
1880 - 1900

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Acquisition credit line
Purchased 1985

This object record is currently incomplete. The information available may date back as far as 125 years. Other information may exist in a non-digital form. The Museum continues to update and add new research to collection records.
Currently on public display
+ Experimentations Exhibition
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