Boxfoot Culpeper microscope by R.B. Bate

Boxfoot Culpeper microscope by R.B

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Boxfoot Culpeper microscope by R.B
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Boxfoot Culpeper microscope by R.B. Bate, London, in pyramidal box, English, circa 1800

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Category:
Microscopy (Wellcome)
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A50832
Materials:
body tube, brass, body tube support, brass, legs, brass, stage, brass, base, mahogany, base, pine and box, mahogany
Measurements:
overall: height 370 mm
body tube: length 194 mm
body tube: diameter 45 mm
legs: height 154 mm
stage: diameter 89 mm
base: length 165 mm
base: width 162 mm
base: height 58 mm
box: length 194 mm
box: width 186 mm
box: height 410 mm
type:
culpeper microscopes
credit:
Knight, Frank and Rutley