Patented microscope in case

Made:: 1901-1930 in London

maker:: James Swift and Son Limited

Patented microscope in case, by J
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Patented microscope in case, by J. Swift and Son, English, early 20th century, owned by Sir Robert Young, patent no 24960

Details

Category:: Microscopy (Wellcome)

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A601100

Materials:: body tube, brass, limb, brass, blackened, stage, brass, blackened and base, brass, blackened

Measurements:: overall: height 330 mm
body tube: diameter 26 mm

type:: compound monocular microscopes

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