Nuremburg type microscope with JFF branded in heart-shape on base

Nuremburg type microscope with JFF branded in heart-shape on base, German, late 18th or early 19th century

Details

Category:
Microscopy (Wellcome)
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A458
Materials:
lenses, glass, eye cap, walnut, draw tube, pasteboard, draw tube, pine, mirror cap, cardboard, mirror cap, velvet, green, stand, walnut, nose, walnut, tube collars, walnut and eye cup, walnut
Measurements:
eye lens: diameter 19 mm
field lens: diameter 25 mm
objective, approximately: diameter 8 mm
body tube: length 180 mm
stand: height 144 mm
base: diameter 117 mm
overall: height 320 mm
type:
nuremburg microscopes
credit:
La Maison Grise