Boxfoot microscope with rectangular mirror

Boxfoot microscope with rectangular mirror, Italian

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Boxfoot microscope with rectangular mirror, Italian
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Boxfoot microscope with rectangular mirror, Italian, mid 18th century

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Category:
Microscopy (Wellcome)
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A67483
Materials:
lens, glass, pillar, brass, body tube, leather, black, stippled, body tube, deal, base, pine, base, kingwood (veneer) and stage, brass
Measurements:
overall: height 270 mm
body tube: length 84 mm
body tube: diameter 28 mm
pillar: height 132 mm
base: length 169 mm
base: width 137 mm
base: height 116 mm
type:
boxfoot microscopes
credit:
Maison Grise