New Improved' universal compound microscope with fitted mahogany case
- maker:
- George Adams
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'New Improved' universal compound microscope with fitted
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© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
'New Improved' universal compound microscope with fitted mahogany case (no key), by George Adams, No. 60 Fleet Street, London, England, c. 1790. Accessories include: fish plate, magnifier, probe, 8 object glasses, 8 large bone slides and one small bone slide, 4 large boxwood slides and brass slide, 2 glass discs and ivory container
Details
- Category:
- Optics
- Object Number:
- 1985-2214/15
- Materials:
- copper (alloy), glass, bone, ivory, box (wood), mica and mahogany (wood)
- Measurements:
-
microscope: 460 mm x 230 mm x 210 mm, , 1.985kg
box: 113 mm x 357 mm x 235 mm, , 2.63kg
- type:
- compound microscope
- credit:
- National Maritime Museum
