Boxfoot Cuff microscope

Made:
1771-1800
maker:
John Cuff
Boxfoot Cuff microscope, supposedly by Magny

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Boxfoot Cuff microscope, supposedly by Magny
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Boxfoot Cuff microscope, supposedly by Magny, late 18th century from the Nachet collection

Details

Category:
Microscopy (Wellcome)
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A60952
Materials:
lenses, glass, body tube & limb, brass, pillar & stage, brass, base trim, brass, base, walnut, base, oak, base, pine and base, brass
Measurements:
overall: height 455 mm
body tube: length 216 mm
body tube: diameter 39 mm
pillar: length 343 mm
stage from base top: height 114 mm
stage: width 106 mm
base: length 172 mm
base: width 173 mm
base: height 71 mm
type:
cuff microscopes
credit:
Nachet and Son