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Title |
Perkin-Elmer Model 21 Infrared Spectrophotometer |
Object Name |
Spectrophotometer, Infrared |
Object ID |
2002.003.013A-B |
Description |
[no serial number in Bodensee Database] Components, from Bodensee Database: .1 Device [A] .2 Power Supply, Ser.Nr.: 183 [B] Notes from Bodensee Database: Third 021 device in West Germany. Gold mirror in source light housing. Built early 1950s. There are [were] three 021 instruments in the Bodensee Collection. See No. 217 and No.157 [both apparently now in Clausthal]. A: Gray metal structure with instrument panel on the right side; instrument panel features six dials, three switches, and two buttons; a metal cylinder extends outward from the middle of the instrument, with glass tubing and a cable attached; the left side consists of a base with a black cylindrical component that spins; underneath the black cylinder is a scale and two glass-covered gauges; there are additional dials and controls along the bottom front of the instrument. B: IR Power Supply for the Model 21 Gray, stainless steel, rectangular box; vents throughout; a cover with two handles is screwed in place; the front includes a switch, two fuses, and an indicator light; three sockets in the back; a gray power cord extends from the rear. |
Dimensions |
H-21 W-38 D-29 inches |
Material |
Metal, Stainless Steel, Glass, Plastic, Copper |
Made |
Perkin-Elmer Corporation |
Collection |
Bodensee Collection |
Search Terms |
Perkin-Elmer Corporation Infrared Spectrophotometer Spectrum Color Light Absorption Infared Spectrophotometry Analytical chemistry--Equipment and supplies |
Provenance |
Gift of the Bodenseewerk Perkin-Elmer Museum of Instrumental Analysis, Überlingen, Germany. CHF received the Museum's collection in December of 2001. Formal transfer of custody occurred in June of 2002. Obtained by the Bodenseewerk Museum from Bayer, Leverkusen, Germany, 1979. |