Compound monocular microscope, 1852

Made:: 1852 in London

maker:: Smith & Beck

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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.

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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

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Compound monocular microscope owned by Edwin Lankester

Compound monocular microscope owned by Edwin Lankester and

Compound monocular microscope owned by Edwin Lankester

This microscope belonged to Dr Edwin Lankester, a physician and naturalist whose microscopic analysis of water contributed to the understanding of the causes of the cholera outbreak in the Broad Street area of Soho in 1854.

Lankester had been conducting microscopic examinations for several years before the Broad Street outbreak, having co-founded the Quarterly Journal of Microscopic Science in 1853.

Measurements:: overall: 435 mm x 125 mm x 270 mm,

Materials:: brass (copper, zinc alloy)

Object Number:: 2013-89/1

type:: microscope

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Microscope Slide, 1852

Glass microscope slide. Part of compound monocular microscope owned by Edwin Lankester and purchased from the makers Smith & Beck of London in 1852. 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.

Measurements:: overall: 4 mm x 88 mm x 42 mm,

Materials:: glass

Object Number:: 2013-89/2

type:: microscope slide

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Wooden chest box for compound monocular microscope owned by

Box for compound monocular microscope, 1852

Box for compound monocular microscope, 1852

Wooden chest box for compound monocular microscope owned by Edwin Lankester and purchased from the makers Smith & Beck of London in 1852, with accessories inside. 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.

Measurements:: overall: 131 mm x 425 mm x 236 mm,

Materials:: wood (unidentified) , felt and metal (unknown)

Object Number:: 2013-89/3

type:: box - container

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Key for chest containing compound monocular microscope, 1852

Metal Key for chest containing compound monocular microscope owned by Edwin Lankester and purchased from the makers Smith & Beck of London in 1852, with accessories.

Measurements:: overall: 4 mm x 29 mm x 13 mm,

Materials:: metal (unknown)

Object Number:: 2013-89/4

type:: key - hardware

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Microscope Accessory for Compound monocular microscope, 1852

Miscoscope accessory for compound monocular microscope. Sharp scalpal like tool. Owned by Edwin Lankester and purchased from the makers Smith & Beck of London in 1854.

Measurements:: overall: 11 mm x 117 mm x 28 mm,

Materials:: metal (unknown) and brass (copper, zinc alloy)

Object Number:: 2013-89/5

type:: microscope accessory

Accessory for compound monocular microscope, 1852

Square microscope slides in small plastic bag. Accessory for compound monocular microscope owned by Edwin Lankester and purchased from the makers Smith & Beck of London in 1852.

Materials:: glass

Object Number:: 2013-89/6

type:: microscope accessory

Tweezers, Accessory for Compound monocular microscope, 1852

Pair of Tweezers. Microscope accessory for compound monocular microscope owned by Edwin Lankester and purchased from the makers Smith & Beck of London in 1852.

Measurements:: overall: 12 mm x 82 mm x 13 mm,

Materials:: brass (copper, zinc alloy)

Object Number:: 2013-89/7

type:: microscope accessory

Compound monocular microscope, 1852

Accessory for compound monocular microscope. Broken glass slide with some form of corrosion. Owned by Edwin Lankester and purchased from the makers Smith & Beck of London in 1852

Measurements:: overall: 2 mm x 39 mm x 21 mm,

Materials:: glass

Object Number:: 2013-89/8

type:: microscope accessory

Accessory for compound monocular microscope, 1852

Accessory for compound monocular microscope. Brass cylindrical vessel. Lid marked '2/3 Smith & Beck, 6, Coleman St, London'. Base contains cotton wool material. Lid slightly mishapen meaning it does not screw onto base. Owned by Edwin Lankester and purchased from the makers Smith & Beck of London in 1852.

Materials:: brass (copper, zinc alloy) and cotton (fibre)

Object Number:: 2013-89/9

type:: microscope accessory

Accessory for compound monocular microscope, 1852

Accessory for compound monocular microscope. Brass cylindrical vessel marked '4/10, Smith & Beck, 6, Coleman St, London'. Owned by Edwin Lankester and purchased from the makers Smith & Beck of London in 1852.

Measurements:: overall: 57 mm x 32 mm x 32 mm,

Materials:: brass (copper, zinc alloy)

Object Number:: 2013-89/10

type:: microscope accessory

Advertisement Leaflet for Apsley Antiques LTD

Advertisement flyer for Apsley Antiques Ltd. Found inside box for compound monocular microscope owned by Edwin Lankester.

Measurements:: overall: 1 mm x 138 mm x 106 mm,

Materials:: cardboard

Object Number:: 2013-89/11

type:: advertisement

Lens for compound monocular microscope, 1852

Lens for 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.