Canada Balsam
notes: label: Description
content: This glass jar containing Canada Balsam (a natural substance used to glue two optical elements together) 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.315158.070
label: accession number
content: 215541
label: catalog number
content: 315158.070
objectType: label: Object Name
content: canada balsam lens cement
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: glass (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 13 cm x 6.5 cm; 5 1/8 in x 2 9/16 in
label: Measurements
content: overall: 5 3/8 in x 2 5/8 in x 1 1/8 in; 13.6525 cm x 6.6675 cm x 2.8575 cm