Culpeper type microscope, unsigned, shagreen and vellum tube, with case

English culpeper type microscope, unsigned, with shagreen and vellum tube, wooden stand, brass stage and ivory slide in oak case, 1720-1740.

Details

Category:
Microscopes
Object Number:
1918-189
Materials:
wood, brass, vellum, shagreen, ivory and complete
type:
optical instruments and microscopes
credit:
Crick, E.H.

Parts

Culpeper type microscope, unsigned

Culpeper type microscope, unsigned

English culpeper type microscope, unsigned, with shagreen and vellum tube, wooden stand, brass stage and ivory slide, 1720-1740.

Measurements:
overall: 370 x 140 mm
Materials:
vellum , shagreen , brass , ivory and wood
Object Number:
1918-189 Pt1
type:
optical instruments and microscopes
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Case for Culpeper type microscope

Case for Culpeper type microscope

Oak case for Culpeper microscope (in poor condition).

Object Number:
1918-189 Pt2
type:
case - container
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Drawer from Culpeper type microscope, containing accessories

Drawer from Culpeper type microscope, containing accessories

Drawer for Culpeper microscope oak case, containing:-Eyepiece in brass mount with sliding cover, 5 objective lenses, specimen mounting tweezers, 3 damaged ivory slide mounts, glass fish plate engraved "Culpeper Londini", small internally threaded knob, a broken threaded wooden ring for a lens, and incomplete parts of a broken wooden ring.

Materials:
ivory , brass (copper, zinc alloy) , glass and oak (wood)
Object Number:
1918-189 Pt3
type:
drawer