Gould type pocket microscope

maker:
William Cary

Gould type pocket microscope, by William Cary, London, in mahogany case with accessories: 2 bone slides, tweezers, probe, ivory handled knife and probe, 3 objective lenses and hand lens and glass aquatic slide (modern ?), c. 1830

Details

Category:
Microscopes
Object Number:
1912-209
Materials:
copper (alloy), iron, ivory, bone, glass, mica, wood (unidentified) and textile
Measurements:
overall (closed): 35 mm x 100 mm x 75 mm, ,
overall (assembled): 170 mm x 100 mm x 150 mm, , .18kg
type:
microscope
credit:
Court, Thomas Henry

Parts

Gould type pocket microscope

Gould type pocket microscope

Gould type pocket microscope, by William Cary, London, c. 1830.

Materials:
metal (unknown)
Object Number:
1912-209/1
type:
microscope
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Case and accessories for Gould type pocket microscope

Case and accessories for Gould type pocket microscope

Mahogany case and accessories for gould type pocket microscope, by William Cary, London, c. 1830.

Materials:
mahogany (wood) and metal (unknown)
Object Number:
1912-209/2
type:
case
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum