Accession No

1059

Brief Description

microscope objective, attributed to Tulley, English, circa 1835

Origin

England [based on attributed maker]

Maker

Tulley [attributed]

Class

microscopes

Earliest Date

1835

Latest Date

1835

Inscription Date

Material

metal (brass); glass

Dimensions

length 45mm; maximum diameter 24mm

Special Collection

Robert Whipple collection

Provenance

Donated by Robert S. Whipple, 1951. Purchased from the estate of T.H. Court, 1951.

Inscription

Description Notes

Brass lens with screw fit outer casing containing 2 lens components in brass cells; two further lenses in screw fit cells on inner mount; screw fit ferrule. (Tulley ascription in Whipple catalogue). Outer lens cracked.

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