Boxfoot microscope with Gould-like body tube

Boxfoot microscope with Gould-like body tube

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Boxfoot microscope with Gould-like body tube
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Boxfoot microscope with Gould-like body tube, in green leather case, lined with chamois, with sliding stage, Dutch or German, mid 19th century

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Category:
Microscopy (Wellcome)
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A121468
Materials:
body tube, brass, body tube support, brass, stage & pillar, brass, lenses, glass, box, leather, green, covered, box, chamois, red, lined, box, card, partitions in base and box, felt, green, covering base
Measurements:
overall: height 212 mm
body tube, including objectives: length 94 mm
body tube: diameter 20 mm
pillar: length 90 mm
box: length 136 mm
box: width 120 mm
box: height 32 mm
type:
boxfoot microscopes
credit:
Hamonic Collection