Nuremburg type compound microscope with screwbarrel eyepiece instead of body tube

Nuremburg type compound microscope with screwbarrel eyepiece

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Nuremburg type compound microscope with screwbarrel eyepiece
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Nuremburg type compound microscope with screwbarrel eyepiece instead of body tube, marked iM (in oval), German, late 18th or early 19th century

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Category:
Microscopy (Wellcome)
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A41349
Materials:
lenses, glass, lens mounting, brass and stand, walnut, stained black
Measurements:
lens mounting: diameter 23 mm
screw cylinder: length 30 mm
stand: height 147 mm
base: diameter 114 mm
overall: height 215 mm
type:
nuremburg microscopes
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)