logologo-optometry

Farnsworth dichotomous D 15 Colour Vision Test

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Catalogue Number: 3331
Farnsworth dichotomous D 15 Colour Vision Test
Category: Equipment
Sub-Category: Colour Vision Test
: Staff of Coles and Garrard Melbourne
Year Of Publication/Manufacture: c 1987
Time Period: 1940 to 1999
Place Of Publication/Manufacture: Melbourne
Publisher/Manufacturer: Staff of Coles and Garrard
Description Of Item: Polished hinged wooden box with two brass clips and a black interior 380 mm x 50 mm x 32 mm containing 16 hollow centred caps each containing one of the series of Munsell papers comprising the Farnsworth Panel D 15 Colour Vision Test. Reverse of each cap has a hand-written numeral from 1 to 15 relating to the correct placement by a subject with normal colour vision. The initial reference cap is attached to the box and has 'P' hand-written on the reverse. The ends of the box have a Dymo label D 15 affixed.
Historical Significance: The Farnsworth Panel D 15 test was devised to categorise colour defectives into protan, deutan and tritan using the confusion loci of each of those types of colour defect. This set was manufactured by a group of employees of Coles and Garrard supervised by Judith Orenstein (Steward) in order to provide each of the company's branches with a Panel D 15 test. The boxes were made by Michael Sutton, husband of archivist Pamela Sutton. A few sets were available for purchase by non Coles and Garrard employees.
How Acquired: Donated by Colin Bates
Date Acquired: 19/6/2017
Condition: Good. Reference cap not glued to box
Location: Archive room. West wall. Unit 1 Drawer 2

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