Model of Continental microscope having lever adjustment of stage position

Model of Continental microscope having lever adjustment of

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Model of Continental microscope having lever adjustment of stage position, made for Crisp by Swift and Son, London, in 1886

Details

Category:
Microscopy (Wellcome)
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A56306
Materials:
base, mahogany, body tube & pillar, brass, stage & lever, brass and base plate, brass
Measurements:
overall: height 302 mm
body tube: length 179 mm
pillar: height 233 mm
stage: length 155 mm
stage: width 108 mm
lever: length 160 mm
base: length 310 mm
base: width 150 mm
type:
compound monocular microscopes
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)