Ophthalmic instrument

Made:: 1860-1900 in Paris

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Ophthalmic instrument, in blue leather case, personal relic of Dr. Laidlaw Purves, made by A. Cretes, 66 rue de Rennes, Paris, France, 1860-1900.

Details

Category:: Ophthalmology

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A652003

Materials:: case, leather, case, velvet, case, silk, brass, steel and glass

Measurements:: case: length 164 mm
case: width 72 mm
case: height 30 mm
instrument: length 150 mm
instrument (max): width 50 mm
lens: diameter 27 mm

type:: ophthalmic instruments

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