Binocular microscope by Smith & Beck

Binocular microscope by Smith & Beck, Coleman Street, London, serial No. 851, circa 1855

Details

Category:
Microscopy (Wellcome)
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A56768
Materials:
body tubes, brass, limb, brass, stand, oak, ? material, stainded black and prism, glass
Measurements:
overall: height 440 mm
body tube: length 243 mm
body tube: diameter 34 mm
limb, to stand: height 219 mm
spar carrying instrument: width 360 mm
base: height 203 mm
base: width 257 mm
base: length 273 mm
base, between spar supports: width 158 mm
type:
compound binocular microscopes
credit:
Stevens's Auction Rooms Ltd.