Perkin-Elmer Model 214 Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer

• ca. 1962–1966
• Manufactured by Perkin-Elmer Corporation
  Made in Norwalk, CT
• 10 in. H x 51 in. W x 15 in. D
  Metal, iron, plastic, glass
• Not on display
• Gift of the Bodenseewerk Perkin-Elmer Museum of Instrumental Analysis, Überlingen, Germany
• Bodensee Collection
• 2002.003.008A-C

Description

Spectrophotometers determine the composition of a solution (or the concentration of certain substances within a solution) by measuring how the solution absorbs a particular wavelength of light. By varying the wavelengths in each measurement, one can take a spectrum of a solution and ascertain the composition. More advanced spectrophotometers can measure beyond the visible spectrum, providing readings for ultraviolet and infrared wavelengths.