Continental boxfoot microscope, mid 18th century

Continental boxfoot microscope, mid 18th century

Details

Category:
Microscopy (Wellcome)
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A56292
Materials:
lenses, glass, body tube, pasteboard, body tube, boxwood, body tube, leather, covered, pillar, brass, stage, brass and base, oak, stained black
Measurements:
overall: height 435 mm
body tube: length 250 mm
body tube: diameter 80 mm
pillar: height 368 mm
stage strip: length 86 mm
base: length 200 mm
base: width 143 mm
base: height 66 mm
type:
boxfoot microscopes
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)