Compound monocular microscope owned by Edwin Lankester and purchased from the makers Smith & Beck of London in 1852, with accessories and case. Possibly used by Lankester when examining water from the pump at Broad St, Soho, the focus of the outbreak of cholera in London in 1854.
Details
- Category:
- Public Health & Hygiene
- Object Number:
- 2013-89
- Materials:
- brass (copper, zinc alloy), glass, wood (unidentified) and steel (metal)
- Measurements:
-
glass plate: 2 mm x 90 mm x 40 mm,
tweasers: 16 mm x 83 mm x 18 mm,
box: 131 mm x 425 mm x 236 mm, 6.9 kg
needle: 6 mm x 118 mm x 23 mm,
microscope: 384 mm x 215 mm x 215 mm,
lense: 44 mm 32 mm,
4/10 lense: 52 mm 30 mm,
2/3 lense: 54 mm 30 mm,
- type:
- microscope
- copyright:
- Hodds, Peter
- credit:
- Hodds, Peter; Apsley Antiques Limited
Parts
Microscope Slide, 1852
Box for compound monocular microscope, 1852
- Materials:
- wood (unidentified) , felt and metal (unknown)
- Object Number:
- 2013-89/3
- type:
- box - container
Key for chest containing compound monocular microscope, 1852
Microscope Accessory for Compound monocular microscope, 1852
- Materials:
- metal (unknown) and brass (copper, zinc alloy)
- Object Number:
- 2013-89/5
- type:
- microscope accessory
Accessory for compound monocular microscope, 1852
Tweezers, Accessory for Compound monocular microscope, 1852
Compound monocular microscope, 1852
Accessory for compound monocular microscope, 1852
- Materials:
- brass (copper, zinc alloy) and cotton (fibre)
- Object Number:
- 2013-89/9
- type:
- microscope accessory