Nuremburg type compound microscope

Made:: 1771-1800 in Germany

Nuremburg type compound microscope, marked JFF' in a heart
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Nuremburg type compound microscope, marked "JFF" in a heart, German, late 18th century

Details

Category:: Microscopy (Wellcome)

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A60961

Materials:: stand, walnut, dark stained, nose, walnut, dark stained, tube collars, walnut, dark stained, dust cap, walnut, dark stained, lenses, glass, draw tubes, wood, draw tubes, pasteboard, split rings, brass and split rings, steel

Measurements:: eye lens: diameter 19 mm
field lens: diameter 26 mm
objective: diameter 9 mm
body tube: length 174 mm
stand: height 136 mm
base: diameter 130 mm
overall: height 332 mm

type:: nuremburg microscopes

credit:: Nachet and Son

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