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Thorp's Replica of Roland' Metal Diffraction Grating in Box, by Thorp, English, c. 1900

Inventory Number 34599


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.34599

Item type
Object
Makers
Thorp
Provenance
Via Dr Bowen, 30 October 1970
Primary inscriptions
"Thorp's Transparent Replica of Roland' / Metal Diffraction Grating / 14502. lines to the inch"
Other inscriptions
Handwritten, in black ink, paper label "DIFFRACTION / GRATING / (Transmission)"
Physical material
Glass
Paper
tin (?)
Cotton
Dimensions
Height: 51mm Width: 63mm Depth: 4mm
Inventory No
34599

Description

Diffraction transmission grating, in yellow tin box, with handwritten identifier.

.1 - Diffraction transmission grating. Glass sheet with diffraction to the centre. Paper adhesive label to glass with inscription.

.2 - Tin box with hinged lid for diffraction transmission grating. Painted yellow outside. Base lined with cotton wool. Handwritten white adhesive label to lid face. Inscription to underside of base. Previously a Lysantol Pastille tin.