Accession No

1062

Brief Description

microscope objective, attributed to Hugh Powell, English, 1838

Origin

England [based on attributed maker]

Maker

Powell, Hugh [attributed]

Class

microscopes

Earliest Date

1838

Latest Date

1838

Inscription Date

Material

metal (brass); glass

Dimensions

length 42mm; maximum diameter 25mm

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; push fit outer cover with lens; screw fit lens cell into inner mount; screw fits to brass ferrule; dividing two-component objective.
(Date and manufacturer given in Whipple’s entry)

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