Microscope of mixed English and French construction

Made:: 1840-1860

Microscope of mixed English and French construction
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Microscope of mixed English and French construction, mid 19th century

Details

Category:: Microscopy (Wellcome)

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A56520

Materials:: stand, brass, body tube, brass, mirror, glass and lenses, glass

Measurements:: body tube: length 160 mm
limb: length 199 mm
stage: length 69 mm
stage: length 77 mm
arm carrying mirror: length 183 mm
pillar, base to compass joint: height 230 mm
maximum, feet: width 306 mm
base, to pillar: height 83 mm
overall: height 450 mm
mirror: diameter 88 mm
mirror aperture: diameter 79 mm

type:: compound monocular microscopes

credit:: Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)

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