Compound monocular microscope, 1852

Made:
1852 in London
maker:
Smith & Beck
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Compound monocular microscope owned by Edwin Lankester and
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Compound monocular microscope owned by Edwin Lankester and
Science Museum Group Collections
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Wooden chest box for compound monocular microscope owned by
Science Museum Group Collections
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Wooden chest box for compound monocular microscope owned by
Science Museum Group Collections
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London

Wooden chest box for compound monocular microscope owned by
Science Museum Group Collections
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London

Compound monocular microscope owned by Edwin Lankester and
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London

Compound monocular microscope owned by Edwin Lankester and
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London

Compound monocular microscope owned by Edwin Lankester and
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London

Compound monocular microscope owned by Edwin Lankester and
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London

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
credit:
Hodds, Peter; Apsley Antiques Limited

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