Microscope with wooden case and accessories

Microscope with wooden case, belonging to Professor Moseley, by E. Hartnack et Cie, Place Dauphine 21, Paris, France, 1871-1900.

Details

Category:
Microscopy (Wellcome)
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A43388
Materials:
lenses, glass, body tube, brass, body tube support, brass, limb & stage, brass, pillar, brass, base, brass, base, lead, weighted and box, mahogany
Measurements:
overall: height 245 mm
body tube: length 137 mm
body tube: diameter 24 mm
limb: height 110 mm
pillars: height 53 mm
base: length 114 mm
base: width 75 mm
stage: width 76 mm
box: length 280 mm
box: width 149 mm
box: height 104 mm
type:
student microscopes
credit:
Mott, Lady

Parts

Microscope by E. Hartnack et Cie

Microscope by E. Hartnack et Cie

Microscope by E. Hartnack et Cie, Place Dauphine 21, Paris, France, 1871-1900.

Measurements:
overall: height 245 mm
body tube: length 137 mm
body tube: diameter 24 mm
Materials:
brass (copper, zinc alloy) and glass
Object Number:
A43388 Pt1
type:
microscope
Wooden case

Wooden case

Wooden case, with key, for microscope and accessories, by E. Hartnack et Cie, Place Dauphine 21, Paris, France, 1871-1900.

Measurements:
length 280 mm
width 149 mm
height 104 mm
Materials:
wood (unidentified)
Object Number:
A43388 Pt4
type:
medical instrument case
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Case containing objective lenses and eyepiece

Case containing objective lenses and eyepiece

Leather covered case containing five objective lenses, x3 power eyepiece and aperture stop (?) marked 10, by E. Hartnack et Cie, Place Dauphine 21, Paris, France, 1871-1900.

Materials:
brass (copper, zinc alloy) , glass and leather
Object Number:
A43388 Pt5
type:
case and objective lenses