Nuremburg microscope with boxfoot

Nuremburg microscope with boxfoot

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Nuremburg microscope with boxfoot
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Nuremburg microscope with boxfoot, branded "JFF" in heart-shape inside drawer, German, late 18th or early 19th century

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Category:
Microscopy (Wellcome)
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A95413
Materials:
lenses, glass, eyecup, walnut, tube collars & nose, walnut, pillar, walnut, stage, wood, base, walnut, base, pine and tubes, pasteboard
Measurements:
eye lens: diameter 20 mm
field lens: diameter 30 mm
body tube: length 197 mm
pillar: height 215 mm
stage: length 132 mm
base: length 197 mm
base: width 155 mm
base: height 60 mm
overall: height 375 mm
type:
nuremburg microscopes
credit:
Maniere, H.