Accession No
0253
Brief Description
compound microscope, pocket, circa 1870
Origin
Maker
Class
microscopes
Earliest Date
1870
Latest Date
1870
Inscription Date
Material
metal (brass); wood; glass
Dimensions
length 91mm; breadth 30mm; height 48mm
Special Collection
Robert Whipple collection
Provenance
Purchased by Robert Stewart Whipple from T. H. Court on 22/12/1925. It formerly belonged to the Crisp Collection.
Inscription
Description Notes
Brass. Base/ stage with steel clips. Central circular aperture. Wooden shaped handle. Oxidised brass collar. Racked body operated by knurled screw. Screw fit objectives with 2 combining lenses in brass mounts. Push fit draw tube with field lens and screw-fit eyepiece.
References
Events
Description
Throughout the 18th century, microscopy remained essentially an amateur activity, the province of educated naturalists and gentlemen with time to explore the mysteries of science.
Instrument makers responded to the nature of the demand for their products with ingenious developments in design. This instrument is an example of a delicately made pocket microscope which could be dismantled and fitted into an attractive miniature case.
30/08/2006
Created by: updated by Ruth Horry on 30/08/2006
FM:42594
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