Boxfoot microscope of mixed construction

Boxfoot microscope of mixed construction, English, late 18th and early 19th century

Details

Category:
Microscopy (Wellcome)
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A121420
Materials:
lenses, glass, body tube & pillar, brass, stage, brass, blackened, base, mahogany, base, oak and base, baize, green
Measurements:
overall: height 478 mm
body tube: length 204 mm
body tube: diameter 25 mm
pillar: height 328 mm
stage: width 83 mm
base: length 177 mm
base: width 172 mm
base: height 63 mm
type:
boxfoot microscopes
credit:
Hamonic Collection