Portable drum microscope by G. Francis

Made:: 1825-1850 in London

Portable drum microscope by G
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Portable drum microscope by G. Francis, 92 Berwick Street, Soho, London, England, 1825-1850.

Details

Category:: Microscopy (Wellcome)

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A56405

Materials:: lenses, glass, body tube, brass, sleeve, brass, stand, brass and base, brass

Measurements:: overall, erected: height 317 mm
body tube: length 163 mm
body tube: diameter 41 mm
sleeve: length 90 mm
stand: height 136 mm
base: diameter 89 mm
overall, closed: height 212 mm

type:: drum microscopes

credit:: Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)

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