Wilson type screw-barrel microscope

maker:
Edmund Culpeper

Brass Wilson type screw-barrel microscope, etui case, by Edmund Culpeper ('signed Culpeper fecit'), London, 1715-1725. The handle is missing.

Details

Category:
Microscopes
Object Number:
1928-797
Materials:
brass (copper, zinc alloy), glass and iron
Measurements:
overall: x 44 mm x , 23 mm, .035kg
object lens holder: 15 mm x 75 mm x 32 mm, , .025kg
type:
microscope
credit:
Court, Thomas Henry