{"product_id":"gem-instruments-polariscope-c-1960s","title":"GEM Instruments Polariscope (c. 1960s)","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThis polariscope was produced during the formative years of \u003cb\u003eGEM Instruments\u003c\/b\u003e, shortly after the division was established (1966) to advance practical gemological instrumentation. As one of the early examples of the company’s work, the unit reflects a transitional period in gemological tool design — where scientific principles were paired with emerging industry needs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eUnlike later streamlined instruments, this polariscope has an almost \u003cb\u003eorganic, improvised quality\u003c\/b\u003e, appearing as though it is a composite of independent scientific components assembled into a functional whole — the stand was an ordinary lab stand.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eLens holders were modified support frames.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThe light was borrowed from Bausch \u0026amp; Lomb microscope light.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eIts form speaks to a time when gemological instrumentation was evolving from laboratory curiosities into standardized tools for identifying gemstone properties such as optical behavior and refractivity.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gems.studio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51426335752512,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0963\/0397\/2672\/files\/GEM_Polariscope1.gif?v=1768125610","url":"https:\/\/gems.studio\/products\/gem-instruments-polariscope-c-1960s","provider":"Gems.studio","version":"1.0","type":"link"}