Unsigned Gould type microscope with pillar folding out of base

Unsigned Gould type microscope with pillar folding out of base

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Unsigned Gould type microscope with pillar folding out of base
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Unsigned Gould type microscope with pillar folding out of base, English, 1825-1850

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Category:
Microscopy (Wellcome)
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A35404
Materials:
body tube, brass, body tube support, brass, pillar, brass, stage, brass, lenses, glass, box, mahogany and lining lid and base, velvet, blue
Measurements:
overall: height 215 mm
body tube: length 94 mm
body tube: diameter 20 mm
pillar, to joint: length 107 mm
box: length 161 mm
box: width 111 mm
box: height 52 mm
type:
gould microscopes
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)