Brass Culpeper microscope with wood base

Brass Culpeper microscope with wood base, in pyramidal box

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Brass Culpeper microscope with wood base, in pyramidal box
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Brass Culpeper microscope with wood base, in pyramidal box, English, 1751-1800

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Category:
Microscopy (Wellcome)
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A17442
Materials:
lenses, glass, body tube, brass, body tube support, brass, legs, brass, stage, brass, base, mahogany and box, mahogany
Measurements:
overall: height 285 mm
body tube: length 191 mm
body tube: diameter 40 mm
legs: height 112 mm
stage: diameter 75 mm
base: diameter 114 mm
box: length 147 mm
box: width 147 mm
box: height 335 mm
type:
culpeper microscopes
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)