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.
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,
Compound monocular microscope owned by Edwin Lankester
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.