Collection:
Juneau—Douglas City Museum
Object ID:
2007.22.025
Accession#:
2007.22
Credit Line:
Transferred from the U.S. Bureau of Land Management.
Object Name:
Lens
Title:
Magnifier
Date:
06/07/1950
Description:
Hand Lens Magnifier.

Small metal hand lens. Two lenses. Says: (on top) "15x Rupen 10x", (on bottom) "Japan". Has a piece of string attached to the frame.

Used to magnify the view of small individual mineral grains within rocks. One lens is 15x magnification and the other 10x magnification. Hung around the neck when in the field.
Notes:
Used in the field throughout Alaska on mineral surveying expeditions.
Search Terms:
Mineral
Surveying
Prospecting
Mining
Alaska
JMIC
T&E
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