Cuff-type compound monocular microscope with box base

Made:
1771-1800
maker:
John Cuff
Cuff-type compound monocular microscope with box base

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Cuff-type compound monocular microscope with box base
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Cuff-type compound monocular microscope with box base, probably Continental, late 18th century

Details

Category:
Microscopy (Wellcome)
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A4870
Materials:
lenses, glass, green, body tube, brass, body tube support, brass, pillar & stage, brass, base, mahogany, below top, pine and base, rosewood, veneer
Measurements:
overall: height 390 mm
body tube: length 188 mm
body tube: diameter 42 mm
pillar: height 267 mm
stage: width 119 mm
base: length 167 mm
base: width 165 mm
base: height 58 mm
type:
cuff microscopes
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)