Italian boxfoot microscope mid 18th century

Italian boxfoot microscope mid 18th century, said to have been used by Larazzo Spallanzani (1729-1799)- from the Nachet collection

Details

Category:
Microscopy (Wellcome)
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A60948
Materials:
lenses, glass, body tube, pasteboard, body tube, leather, body tube, walnut, pillar & ball socket, boxwood, stage, brass, body tube support, brass and base & drawer, walnut
Measurements:
overall: height 430 mm
body tube: length 228 mm
body tube: diameter 47 mm
pillar: height 195 mm
stage: diameter 42 mm
base: length 143 mm
base: width 100 mm
base: height 43 mm
type:
boxfoot microscopes
credit:
Nachet and Son