Nuremburg boxfoot microscope marked "1S" with sun

Category:

Microscopy (Wellcome)

Collection:

Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:

A56313

Materials:

pillar & arms, beech, field lens mounting, beech, pillar boss, walnut, mirror cell, walnut, nose & stage, walnut, stained dark, lens, glass, draw tubes, pasteboard, box, walnut, box, pine, base and box, oak, base trim

Measurements:

field lens: diameter 31 mm
body tube: length 220 mm
rod of pillar: height 216 mm
pillar: height 115 mm
pillar boss: height 57 mm
base: length 193 mm
base: width 150 mm
base: diameter 90 mm
overall: height 450 mm

type:

nuremburg microscopes

credit:

Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)