Iron tool for grinding/polishing lenses
notes: label: Description
content: This iron tool, probably used for figuring or polishing lenses, came from the shop of Henry Fitz (1808-1863), America’s first successful commercial telescope maker.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
setName: label: See more items in
content: Medicine and Science: Physical Sciences
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Mrs. Willard H. Howell
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: PH.315158.030
label: accession number
content: 215541
label: catalog number
content: 315158.030
objectType: label: Object Name
content: lens grinding/polishing tool
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: iron (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 6 cm x 14.5 cm; 2 3/8 in x 5 11/16 in
label: Measurements
content: overall: 3 in x 5 3/4 in; 7.62 cm x 14.605 cm