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LicenseCuff microscope, German, mid 18th century
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Cuff microscope, German, mid 18th century, from the Nachet collection
Details
- Category:
- Microscopy (Wellcome)
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A60977
- Materials:
- lenses, glass, body tube, boxwood, body tube, leather, green with gold tooling, body tube, brass, body tube support, brass, body tube support, silver, trim, pillar, brass, pillar, silver, trim, legs, brass, legs, silver, trim, stage, brass, stage, silver, trim, stage, wood, varnished dark, ebonised, base, brass, base, silver, trim and base, wood, varnished dark, ebonised
- Measurements:
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overall: height 560 mm
body tube: length 300 mm
body tube: diameter 62 mm
pillar: height 299 mm
stage: width 233 mm
stage: length 205 mm
legs: height 162 mm
- type:
- cuff microscopes
- credit:
- Nachet and Son
