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Non-Commercial Use
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Category
Optics
5
Ophthalmology
4
Microscopes
3
Astronomy
2
Clockmakers
2
Asian Medicine
1
Meteorology
1
Surgery
1
Wellcome Medals
1
Collection
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
8
The Worshipful Company of Clockmakers
2
Maker
Cuff, John
1
Francis Watkins
1
Horace Bénédict de Saussure
1
James Mann
1
John Cuff
1
Mann, James
1
P.F. (maker)
1
Richard Joshua Harris
1
Sampson Shelton
1
Saussure, Horace Bénédict de; Harris, Richard Joshua
1
Object type
spectacles component - case
6
microscope
3
watch
2
astronomical instruments
1
astronomical instruments; refracting telescopes
1
case - container
1
commemorative medal
1
eyepiece
1
hygrometer
1
hygrometer; case - container
1
Place
England
3
London
3
England, United Kingdom
2
London, England, United Kingdom
2
China
1
Europe
1
Fleet Street
1
Fleet Street, City of London, London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom
1
France
1
Geneva
1
Material
sharkskin
20
wood
8
brass (copper, zinc alloy)
5
ivory
5
brass
4
velvet
4
complete
3
steel
3
steel (metal)
3
fabric
2
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Diagonal Spy Glass
1750
Microscope (c.1730)
1730
Bow, banjo, snap lid
1651-1800
Case for surgical instruments
1730-1820
Chinese spectacle case
Opium pipe with mount
Cardboard draw tube telescope
1751-1800
Gregorian reflecting telescope of 1 1/4 inch aperture by Watkins
1747-1784
Bow, open end spectacle case
1601-1800
Oval shaped watch by Sampson Shelton
1640
Oval crystal-cased watch with miniature and locket by A Senebier
1630
De Saussure Hair Hygrometer, 1815-1841
1815-1841
Hinged cap spectacle case
1780-1880
Hinged cap spectacle case
1780-1880
Microscope (c.1730)
1730
Microscope (c.1750)
1750
Diagonal Spy Glass
1770
Shark skin case
1790
Chinese spectacle case