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LicenseCompound monocular microscope, unsigned but possibly French
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Compound monocular microscope, unsigned but possibly French, in case acting as base for the instrument, 1801-1825
Details
- Category:
- Microscopy (Wellcome)
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A50960
- Materials:
- body tube & pillar, brass, lenses, glass, box, mahogany, with polished veneer and box, velvet, red, lining inside lid and base
- Measurements:
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body tube: length 160 mm
body tube: diameter 40 mm
pillar, to centre of joint: length 176 mm
pillar: diameter 25 mm
box: length 251 mm
box: width 175 mm
box: height 120 mm
- type:
- boxfoot microscopes
- credit:
- Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)
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