"Universal" microscope

Made:
1850-1860 in London
maker:
Smith, Beck & Beck

"Universal" microscope, by Smith, Beck & Beck, serial no. 3308, London, 1850-1860

Details

Category:
Microscopy (Wellcome)
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A159563 Pt1
Materials:
brass (copper, zinc alloy) and glass
Measurements:
overall: height 273 mm
body tube: length 183 mm
limb to stage: height 147 mm
pillar: height 173 mm
base: diameter 137 mm
body tube: diameter 20 mm;
type:
compound monocular microscopes

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