Aquarium microscope

Aquarium microscope, unsigned but English, 1820-1840

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Aquarium microscope, unsigned but English, 1820-1840
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Aquarium microscope, unsigned but English, 1820-1840

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Category:
Microscopy (Wellcome)
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A56505
Materials:
body tube & stand, brass and lenses, glass
Measurements:
overall: height 610 mm
body tube, closed: length 289 mm
body tube: diameter 36 mm
limb: length 302 mm
stage: length 89 mm
stage: width 76 mm
pillar, to compass joint: height 227 mm
maximum of base: width 272 mm
stage hole: diameter 53 mm
type:
compound aquarium microscopes
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)