Screwbarrel microscope in fishskin case
- Made:
- 1731-1770
Screwbarrel microscope in fishskin case, English, mid 18th century
Details
- Category:
- Microscopy (Wellcome)
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A34460
- Materials:
- screwbarrel, brass, cylinder, brass, stage plates, brass, lens, glass, handle, ivory, white, turned, box, deal, box, fish skin, black, covered and box, plush, green, linedf
- Measurements:
-
overall: height 65 mm
cylinder: diameter 31 mm
box: length 135 mm
box: height 70 mm
box: width 40 mm
handle: length 47 mm
- type:
- screwbarrel microscopes
- credit:
- Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)