Boxfoot Culpeper microscope in pyramidal case

Boxfoot Culpeper microscope in pyramidal case, signed "Adams, London", late 18th or early 19th century

Details

Category:
Microscopy (Wellcome)
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A159980
Materials:
lenses, glass, body tube, brass, body tube support, brass, legs & stage, brass, base, oak, base, mahogany, base, pine and box, mahogany
Measurements:
overall: height 380 mm
body tube: length 219 mm
body tube: diameter 45 mm
legs: height 149 mm
stage: diameter 88 mm
base: length 163 mm
base: width 162 mm
base: height 58 mm
box: length 190 mm
box: width 185 mm
box: height 413 mm
type:
culpeper microscopes
credit:
Lane Williams