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Federation University Historical Collection
Instrument - Scientific Instrument, Petrographic Microscope
... Scientific Instrument... Microscope Instrument Scientific Instrument C. Reichert H.B. Selby ...This microscope was used in the Ballarat Institute of Advanced Education Petrology Laboratory.Optical microscope, petrographic type, with a 4-lens objective turret. Black enamel frame, chrome plated accessories. Liftable frame. Housed in a blonde polished wood case.Reichert Serial Number 275062 Inside storage box "2" in red marker pen. On microscope frame a self-adhesive sticker "Ballarat CAE Geology". Also riveted to base frame a label "Supplied by H.B. Selby & Co Pty Ltd, Australia". Inside carry case door a card giving visual magnifications. On box door "S BOSHMA" in red Dymotype.petrographic microscope, ballarat college of advanced education, petrology laboratory, reichert, selby, microscope -
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Instrument - Scientific Instrument, Henry Sutton, Vacuum Pump
... Scientific Instrument... pump henry sutton scientific instruments Tall timber instrument ...Tall timber instrument (incomplete), with glass tubes and measuring indicators. A rubber tube is attached to a flask. The instrument measures volume, but its use is unknown. This item is attributed to Henry Sutton and his work in this field. vacuum pump, henry sutton, scientific instruments -
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Scientific Instrument, DC Voltmeter and Ammeter
... Scientific Instrument... and Ammeter Scientific Instrument Evershed ...Portable D.C. voltmeter and ammeter (0-130V, 0-100 A), Evershed's patent in a wooden case. Information and warnings on inside of lid. Adjusting knobs on each end. Metal opening lid on top.Serial No. 40102 Brass disc with warning on top of box.voltmeter, ammeter, physics, electrical engineering, portable -
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Instrument - Scientific Instrument, Crookes Tube
... Scientific Instrument... tube or Maltese Cross Tube Crookes Tube Instrument Scientific ...This item was used at the Ballarat School of Mines Physics department until the 1970s-1980s to demonstrate that electrons have a straight line. A sealed conical glass tube, equipped with two electrical connections. One, at the narrow end, terminated inside with a sic shape electrode and faces a cross-shapped aluminium steel target near wide end. Other electrode is side branch, which also provided means of mounting on a polished wood circular stand. A Crookes Tube is an early experimental electrical discharge tube, with partial vacuum, invented by English physicist William Crookes and others around 1869-1875, in which cathode rays, streams of electrons, were discovered. May also be called a Crookes–Hittorf tube or Maltese Cross Tubemaltese cross, crookes tube, physics, electron emission demonstration, cathode rays, vacuum tube, electrons, crookes–hittorf tube, maltese cross tube -
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Instrument - Scientific Instrument, Drainage Level
... Scientific Instrument... scientific instruments Boxed telescopic sight with longitudu=inal ...Probably used for surveying courses at the Ballarat School of Mines Boxed telescopic sight with longitudu=inal bubble level and a quadrant draduated in +- 40 in 100 22mm diameter. Female screw thread base. Push-Pull focussing. Housed in an hinged timber box.drainage level, scientific intstruments, ballarat school of mines, scientific instruments -
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Instrument - Scientific Instrument, J.L. William Instruments, Kelvin Bridge
... Scientific Instrument... scientific instruments kelvin bridge optics laboratory Student's type ...In 1993 this item was held in the Mt Helen Physics Department Optics Laboratoryc1870 as SMB start date but could be much earlier Student's type Kelvin Bridge Type KB/3R mounted on polished wood, with a range pf 0.000010HM to 0.1 OHM.scientific instruments, kelvin bridge, optics laboratory -
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Scientific Instrument, J.L. Williams Scientific Instruments, Decade Box
... Scientific Instrument... scientific instruments J.L. Williams Instruments resistance box ...Resistors 5 decade set, Type ^85. Black top panel eith elector knobs and terminal posts mpunted on polished wood box. scientific instruments, j.l. williams instruments, resistance box, decade box -
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Scientific Instrument, Wheatstone Bridge
... Scientific Instrument... scientific instruments j.l. williams wheatstone bridge Wheatstone ...Wheatstone Bridge, Type WBSRS, 4 Decade. Serial Number 3875. Black panel with terminal posts, selector knobs and switches in a polished wood box with lift-off lid. Circuit diagram photocopy inside the lid. scientific instruments, j.l. williams, wheatstone bridge -
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Scientific Instrument, Philip Harris & Co. Ltd, Post Office Box
... Scientific Instrument... specially for H.B. Silberberg & Co. scientific instruments H.B ...Made specially for H.B. Silberberg & Co.Post Office Box (3 arms of Wheatstone Bridge) in a wooden case used at the Ballarat School of Mines. scientific instruments, h.b. silberberg & co., philip harris, post office box -
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Instrument - Scientific Instrument, Cambridge Instrument Co. Ltd, Galvonometer
... Scientific Instrument... scientific instruments galvonometer cambridge instrument co. ltd 450 ...450 OHM Galvanometer. Black metal case with levelling feet. Clamps and zero adjustment on top. Two terminal posts.scientific instruments, galvonometer, cambridge instrument co. ltd -
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Scientific Instrument, Power Factor Meter
... Scientific Instrument... and rigid material is required. scientific instruments power factor ...Item looks to have been adapted for bench top use Sindanyo high temperature insulation boards are manufactured from cement based products, reinforced with selected fibres. They have been specifically designed to provide excellent service under demanding thermal and electrical applications. Sindanyo is a non-asbestos, non-combustible product that is easily machined. This insulation board is a popular option when a high quality, strong and rigid material is required.400/500 Volt, 5 amp, 50 Hz 3-phase balanced load. Circular scale with lead and lag markings and graduations. The 22cm diameter meter rear-mounted to black sindanyo board, supported by wood brackets on wood base. Five terminal posts on panel below meter. Wire connections at rear. No maker's name Patent Number: 162471/20 Serial Number 263475scientific instruments, power factor maker, lead and lag markings, terminal posts, power factor meter, wire connections, sindanyo board, non-combustible, insulation, electrical applications -
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Scientific Instrument, Queen-Gray Co, Gunsight in a wooden storage Box
... Scientific Instrument... scientific instruments gunsight lenses Gunsight in a wooden storage ...Gunsight in a wooden storage Box. An arrangement of lens contained in a 6cm diameter x 70 cm long steel tube. Contained in a polished wood box with a hinged lid. Box also holds several accessories - aperture, resisters, filters. Serial Number 173scientific instruments, gunsight, lenses -
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Scientific Instrument, Cambridge Instrument Co. Ltd, Potentiometer Volt Box
... Scientific Instrument... scientific instruments potentiometer volt box Cambridge Instrument Co ...Potentiometer Volt Box, 6 ranges: 1.5, 15, 30, 150. Black terminal panel on top of polished wood box. Large circular ventilation holes in all six sides. Distributed by A.E. Supplies Pty Ltd., Melbourne. scientific instruments, potentiometer volt box, cambridge instrument co. ltd, volt box -
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Scientific Instrument, Theodolite: Serial No. 52608, c1940s
... Scientific Instrument... scientific instruments theodolite e.r. watts & son ltd Theodolite ...Theodolite with internal focussing. One plate bubble level. Three levelling screws. Engraved. "Crosshair" and stodia lines. Aladide levelling bubble with top mirror. Fully rotatable telescope with gunsight. Fits tripod Catalogue Number 4107.scientific instruments, theodolite, e.r. watts & son ltd -
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Scientific Instrument, R.O. Lodge, Discharge Tube (?)
... Scientific Instrument... scientific instruments discharge tube O. Lodge Patent E866 Gas filled ...Gas filled tube with bronze colour coating. O. Lodge Patent E866scientific instruments, discharge tube -
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Scientific Instrument, Electron Discharge Tubes
... Scientific Instrument... scientific instruments physics electron discharge tube Two variable ...Two variable vacuum discharge tubes (cathode ray tubes?). Two glass tubes, each with foil leaf electrodes inserted at opposite ends. scientific instruments, physics, electron discharge tube -
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Scientific Instrument, Weighing Machine, c1970
... Scientific Instrument... weighing machines. scientific instruments stanton instruments ...In 2000 6 Staffmembers were asked if they had knowledge of this item. Barry Shearer remembered it well. Rob Greig, John Murray, Neville Gower, Stafford McKnight and Gael Ramsay had no knowledge of it. The weighing machine was used in the Ballarat Institute of Advanced Education Chemistry Laboratory until it was replaced by more modern weighing machines. A bench-top single pan weighing machine with built in ballance masses, applied by external colour-coded hand wheels. Fine adjustment used electric indication method. Sheet metal enclosure is painted green hammertone. Base is cast scientific instruments, stanton instruments, balance, weighting machine, barry shearer, chemistry -
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Scientific Instrument, Telescope Mirror, 1929
... Scientific Instrument... Exploration Expedition. scientific instruments mirror telescope mirror ...Probably made and used by Dick Richards, who lectured in Physics at the Ballarat School of Mines, and later became the principal. Earlier Dick Richards had been a member of Shackleton's Antarctic Exploration Expedition. A 15cm diameter glass disc, 2.3 cm thick. ONe side is ground concave to 7'=5" (s s7 cm) radius. Rough-hewn circumference. Stored between a pair of 5cm thick 16 x 20 pieces of polystyrene slab, hollowed to accomodate mirror.scientific instruments, mirror, telescope mirror, dick richards, r.w. richards -
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Scientific Instrument, Volt/Ammeter Testing Set
... Scientific Instrument... scientific instruments Testing set Voltmeter ammeter A testing set ...A testing set built into a polished timber box with a hinged lid and a carry handle. The semicircular scale reads 1-150. Four voltage ranges and four current ranges are obtainable with selector switches. Connecting diagram inside the lid. Three currentl shunts in storage compartment. Serial Number 52204scientific instruments, testing set, voltmeter, ammeter -
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Equipment - Scientific Instrument, Controlled Reader (Film Strip Reader)
... Scientific Instrument... scientific instruments projector film strip projector controlled ...A projector designed to display text from a specifically prepared roll-film onto a screen. The indexing frequency of the text lines is variable between 15 x 130 lines per minute. Fan cooled motor. Outer surfaces in grey hammered finish. In grey-finish storage box with removable top half. Nameplate, work speed table Serial No P130256 Model V-45-Pscientific instruments, projector, film strip projector, controlled reader -
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Scientific Instrument, Theodolite
... Scientific Instrument... thodolite scientific instruments Brass theodolite Theodolite ...Brass theodolitethodolite, scientific instruments -
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Tool - Scientific Instrument, Theodolite: Serial No. 25353; Also known as "Transit" in the USA, c1939
... Scientific Instrument... as "Transit" in the USA Tool Scientific Instrument C.L. Berger & Sons ...A surveying instrument mounted on a wood base with Slotted ends Instrument to be mounted on a tripod - Item No 7459On magnetic compass dial: "C.L.BERGER & SONS" "BOSTON USA" 25353theodolite, transit, united states of america, berger & sons, magnetic compass, compass dial, surveying instrument -
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Instrument - Scientific Instrument, Westphal Balance
... Scientific Instrument... Balance Instrument Scientific Instrument ...The Westphal Balance was used in the Science Department at the University of Ballarat, VictoriaA beam Balance, provided with a submersible body at one end, for determining density of water at different temperatures. Housed in a polished wood box.Calibration table, hand written, inside the box.westphal, balance, water density, liquids, science department, university of ballarat -
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Scientific Instrument, Theodolite: Early 1900s, c1860
... Scientific Instrument... Theodolite: Early 1900s Scientific Instrument Flavelle Bros & Co. ...The theodolite is used in surveying and measures vertical and horizontal angles. Placed on a tripod, it is used to find angles in road building, tunnel alignment and other civil-engineering work. The theodolite was used at Ballarat School of Mines in the surveying course. It is possible that this instrument was imported by Flavelle Bros & Co having been made to their order by a European instrument makerTheodolite (without a matching tripod) with four leveling screws at the base. Telescope not fully rotatable, ends can be interchanged. Underslung levelling bubbletheodolite, surveying, european instrument, importers, ballarat school of mines, flavelle bros & co, measuring angles, road building, civil engineering -
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Instrument - Scientific Instrument, Petrographic Microscope
... Scientific Instrument.... Petrographic Microscope Instrument Scientific Instrument C. Reichert ...This microscope used in SMB/BIAE/BCAE geology laboratoriesOptical Microscope, petrographic type, with 4-lens objective turret. Black enamel frame, chrome-plated accessories. Cream, plastic container with clear plastic speciman jars. Small, brown Reichert case containing objective and glass plate. Housed in a polished wood case. REICHERT, ser. No. 273065 Inside storage box "3" in red marker pen. On microscope frame a self-adhesive sticker "Ballarat CAE Geology". Also riveted to base frame a label "Supplied by H.B. Selby & Co Pty Ltd, Australia". Inside carry case door a card giving visual magnifications.microscope, reichert, selby, laboratory -
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Scientific Instrument, Boxed Travelling Scales
... Scientific Instrument... scientific instruments Small set of boxed scales. Boxed Travelling ...Small set of boxed scales.scales, scientific instruments -
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Scientific Instrument, The Precision Tool and Instrument Co Ltd, Micrometer eyepiece
... Scientific Instrument... eyepiece Scientific Instrument The Precision Tool and Instrument Co ...Black and brass features, metal barrel and thimble. Housed in Black plastic box with blue interior and brass clip. The Precision Tool and Instrument Co Ltd, Surrey, England on the eyepiece. On the top of the box is inscribed The Precision Tool and Istrument Co Ltd, Thornton Heath, Surrey, Eng. On the box is a black label with white writing "Micrometer Eyepiece".micrometer eyepiece, eyepiece, micrometer, the precision tools and instrument co ltd -
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Scientific instrument, Globe
... Scientific instrument... filament bayonet light bulb. Globe Scientific instrument Royal ...First type of metal filament lamp. Used as spot lights or a bank of these bulbs were used for load when testing the generators at SMB or University of Ballarat.Royal Ediswan, 240 V 60 W, pear shaped, wire filament bayonet light bulb.ballarat school of mines, globes, ediswan, lamps, light bulbs, bayonet -
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Instrument - Scientific Instrument, W.M. Drummond & Co, Surveying Level
... Scientific Instrument... Scientific Instrument W.M. Drummond & Co. ...Used for survery at the Ballarat School of Mines for Civil and Mining classes.A surveying level. Longitude and transverse bubbles, magnet, compass. External focussing. Twin vertical inclined hair lines. Four levelling screws. Objectove lens with dust shield. Fits tripod cat. no. 04132thodolite, surveying, ballarat school of mines, w.m. drummond, civil engineering, mining engineering, scientific instruments -
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Scientific Instrument, Box of Microscope Eyepieces
... Scientific Instrument.... Box of Microscope Eyepieces Scientific Instrument ...A white cardboard box with three microscope eyepieces, two cylinders, and some microscope slide cover-glasses.H. CROUCH London