Chest microscope by Edward Blunt

Chest microscope by Edward Blunt, London

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Chest microscope by Edward Blunt, London
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Chest microscope by Edward Blunt, London, with Gould-type body tube, English, 1801-1825

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Category:
Microscopy (Wellcome)
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A50350
Materials:
body tube, brass, body tube support, brass, limb, brass, pillar, brass, stage, brass, lenses, glass, box, mahogany, box, felt, blue, lining missing (supports to and instruments)
Measurements:
overall: height 280 mm
body tube: length 136 mm
body tube: diameter 32 mm
limb: length 113 mm
pillar, to top of joint: length 105 mm
box: length 235 mm
box: width 195 mm
box: height 68 mm
type:
gould microscopes
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)