Compound monocular microscope
- maker:
- Boston Optical Works and
- Robert B Tolles
This image is released under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 Licence
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Compound monocular microscope, signed by Tolles of the Boston Optical Works, American, circa 1870, bought by Crisp from C. Stodder
The compound microscope was essential to the development of haematology as a discipline. Under the microscope the structure of the blood and marrow were revealed.
This microscope was made by Robert B Tolles (1822-53) of the Boston Op-tical Works whose name is engraved on to the body tube. Tolles formed the Boston Optical Works with Charles Stodder in 1867; the partnership dissolved in 1871. This microscope was sold by Charles Stodder to English lawyer and microscopist Sir Frank Crisp (1843-1919), who collected microscopes and used them in his research.
On display
Science Museum: Medicine: The Wellcome Galleries
If you are visiting to see this object, please contact us in advance to make sure that it will be on display.
Related people
Details
- Category:
- Microscopy (Wellcome)
- Object Number:
- A56543
- Materials:
- base, iron, enamelled, body tube, brass, lenses, glass, limb, brass, pillars, brass and stage, brass
- Measurements:
-
undefined
undefined
- type:
- compound microscope
- taxonomy:
-
- furnishing and equipment
- tools & equipment
- optical instrument
- microscope
- furnishing and equipment
- tools & equipment
- optical instrument
- microscope
Cite this page
Rights
We encourage the use and reuse of our collection data.
Data in the title, made, maker and details fields are released under Creative Commons Zero
Descriptions and all other text content are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence
Download
Download catalogue entry as json
View 
manifest in IIIF viewer
Add to Animal Crossing Art Generator
Download manifest IIIF
Our records are constantly being enhanced and improved, but please note that we cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information shown on this website.
