Polarizing microscope by W. Watson and Sons

Polarizing microscope by W. Watson and Sons, serial no

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Polarizing microscope by W. Watson and Sons, serial no
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Polarizing microscope by W. Watson and Sons, serial no. 4465, London, 1882-1908, formerly owned by Dr. Shillington Scales

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Category:
Microscopy (Wellcome)
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A55231
Materials:
lenses, glass, body tube, brass, stage, brass, pillar, brass, limb, brass, lacquered, base, brass, lacquered, base, lead, weighted, box, mahogany and box, brass
Measurements:
overall: height 330 mm
body tube: diameter 23 mm
body tube: length 195 mm
stage: diameter 98 mm
pillar: height 70 mm
base: length 150 mm
base: width 103 mm
box: length 186 mm
box: width 180 mm
box: height 337 mm
type:
polarizing microscopes
credit:
W Watson and Sons Limited