First form of Withering botanic microscope

Made:: England

First form of Withering botanic microscope, English, circa 1800
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First form of Withering botanic microscope, English, circa 1800

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Category:: Microscopy (Wellcome)

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A78870

Materials:: lenses, glass, lens support, brass, pillars, brass, base, brass, stage, brass, tweezers, brass, stage forceps, brass, stage forceps, steel, tips blued, case, leather, black, covered, case, paper, lined, marbled and printed, case, wood, pin, ivory, handle and pin, steel

Measurements:: overall: height 87 mm
base: diameter 47 mm
pillars: height 68 mm
case: height 95 mm
case: diameter 57 mm

type:: withering botanic microscope

credit:: Caledonian Cattle Market

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