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Optix Optical Pyrometer with case and accessories, by Pyro-Werk, Hanover, c.1960

Inventory Number 13070


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.13070

Item type
Object
Makers
Pyro-Werk
Provenance
Presented by the Marconi Corporation in 2003.
Primary inscriptions
' "OPTIX" / PYRO-WERK / G.m.b.H. / Hannover / Instr. No. / 11120'
Physical material
Leather
Metal
Glass
Rubber
Object type
Electronic instrument
Dimensions
Diameter: 100mm Height: 275mm Weight: 1.9kg
Inventory No
13070
Accession Number
2003-11

Description

Optix Optical Pyrometer with leather case and instruction leaflet.

13070.1 - Optix optical pyrometer with metal body, rubber eyepiece and thin dark leather strap.

13070.2 - Cylinder shaped dark leather case with removable lid and thin leather strap.

13070.3 - Small metal tube shaped accessory with red tip, circular glass panel and '56.5' printed on the side.

13070.4 - Small metal tube shaped accessory with white tip, circular glass panel and '55.5' printed on the side.