Binocular microscope, in wooden case with accessories

Made:: 1840-1859 in Jena and London

maker:: Andrew Ross

Binocular microscope in wooden case with accessories, by Ross, London, serial no. 4966, mid 19th century, owned by Dallinger, later the first microscope purchased for the Zoology Dept. of the British Museum (Natural History)

Details

Category:: Microscopy (Wellcome)

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A601094

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

Measurements:: overall: height 472 mm
body tube: diameter 33 mm

type:: compound binocular microscopes

credit:: Heywood, H.

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Binocular microscope by Ross

Binocular microscope by Ross, London, serial no. 4966, mid 19th century .

Measurements:: overall: 455 mm x 188 mm x 255 mm, , 6.44kg

Materials:: metal (unknown) , copper (alloy) , brass (copper, zinc alloy) , coated steel and glass

Object Number:: A601094 Pt1

type:: binocular microscope

Wooden case and accessories for binocular microscope

Wooden case and accessories (6 eye pieces, brass canister of filters and a glass vial of screws) for binocular microscope by Ross, London, serial no. 4966, mid 19th century.