Compound monocular microscope

Compound monocular microscope

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Compound monocular microscope
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Compound monocular microscope, supposedly made by Lancashire cotton spinner, but more likely to have been made in Italy, early 19th century

Details

Category:
Microscopy (Wellcome)
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A63604
Materials:
lenses, glass, body tube, wood, lens mounts, brass, stand, brass, painted and stand, oak, ? material, base
Measurements:
overall: height 398 mm
body tube: length 268 mm
body tube: diameter 62 mm
stand: height 168 mm
base: diameter 137 mm
side of stage: length 70 mm
type:
compound monocular microscopes
credit:
Sidebotham, E.J.