Binocular microscope with body tubes separable by turning a single screw

Binocular microscope with body tubes separable by turning a single screw, by Nachet and Son, 17 rue St. Severin, Paris, France, 1850-1875.

Details

Category:
Microscopy (Wellcome)
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A56795
Materials:
body tube & limb, brass, pillar & stage, brass, base, brass and lenses & prisms, glass
Measurements:
overall: height 330 mm
body tube: length 122 mm
body tube: diameter 24 mm
limb extension: length 49 mm
pillar to top of stage: height 109 mm
base: width 93 mm
base: length 120 mm
base: height 17 mm
type:
compound binocular microscopes
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)