Compound microscope in walnut
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Compound microscope in walnut, with gilt tooled leather body and red inlay, and two green vellum draw-tubes. In tooled green vellum cylindrical case (unsigned), 1671-1800.
Details
- Category:
- Microscopes
- Object Number:
- 1954-290
- Materials:
- walnut (wood), vellum, glass, brass (copper, zinc alloy), paper (fibre product) and cardboard
- Measurements:
-
overall: 220 mm x x , 80 mm, .27kg
- type:
- microscope
- credit:
- National Maritime Museum
