Giant microscope

Made:: 1830-1870 in Germany

Giant microscope, unsigned but probably by Wasserlein
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Giant microscope, unsigned but probably by Wasserlein, mid 19th century

Details

Category:: Microscopy (Wellcome)

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A56559

Materials:: body tube & pillar, brass, lacquered dark, stage, brass, lacquered dark, rods, brass, lenses, glass and base, oak, stained

Measurements:: overall: height 870 mm
body tube: length 565 mm
body tube: diameter 77 mm
rod for mechanical motion: length 715 mm
pillar: height 349 mm
base: length 287 mm
base: width 247 mm
base: height 57 mm

type:: giant compound monocular microscopes

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