"Morton's" ophthalmoscope

Made:: 1870-1920 in London

maker:: Curry & Paxton

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"Morton's" ophthalmoscope, long brass frame, with three discs, one a lens disc, another a lens reading dial, and a brass wheel for turning the other two, cased, by Curry and Paxton, London, 1870-1920

Details

Category:: Ophthalmology

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A4871

Materials:: brass, mirrors, glass, lenses, glass, handle, ivory, case, leather and lining, velvet

Measurements:: overall: length 205 mm
frame: width 33 mm
frame: thickness 7 mm
handle: diameter 11 mm
case: length 120 mm
case: width 60 mm
case: depth 26 mm

type:: ophthalmoscopes

credit:: Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)

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