Accession No

0142

Brief Description

microscope objective, by Andrew Ross, English, 1855

Origin

England; London

Maker

Ross, Andrew

Class

microscopes

Earliest Date

1855

Latest Date

1855

Inscription Date

1855

Material

metal (brass); glass

Dimensions

length 51mm; maximum diameter 22mm

Special Collection

Robert Whipple collection

Provenance

Purchased by Robert Stewart Whipple from T.H. Court on 18/04/1924.

Inscription

‘A. Ross
1855’ (lens)
‘2In
A.Ross
London’ (case)
‘I In
586’ (on base)

Description Notes

Brass; brass case.

References

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