Brass component associated with the universal microscope

Made:
1782 in London

Brass component associated with the universal microscope, by H. Shuttleworth, Ludgate Street, London, England, 1782. Possibly used as a cover, with cotton wound around the centre

Details

Category:
Microscopes
Object Number:
1993-1126/16
Materials:
brass (copper, zinc alloy) and cotton (textile)
type:
components
credit:
National Maritime Museum