Compound monocular microscope with single lens carried on separate pillar

Made:
1863-1880 in Paris
maker:
Nachet and Son
Compound monocular microscope with single lens carried on

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Compound monocular microscope with single lens carried on separate pillar, by Nachet and Son, 17 rue St. Severin, Paris, France, 1863-1880.

Details

Category:
Microscopy (Wellcome)
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A56434
Materials:
lenses, glass, body tube support, brass, support & limb, brass, pillar & legs, brass and stage, brass, blackened
Measurements:
overall: length 250 mm
body tube: length 155 mm
body tube: diameter 24 mm
pillar: height 178 mm
limb, for lens: length 39 mm
arm: length 77 mm
leg: height 68 mm
stage plate: width 133 mm
type:
monocular dissecting microscopes

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