Accession No

0143

Brief Description

microscope objective, by Andrew Ross, English, circa 1855

Origin

England; London

Maker

Ross, Andrew

Class

microscopes

Earliest Date

1855

Latest Date

1855

Inscription Date

Material

metal (brass); glass

Dimensions

length 53mm; maximum diameter 27mm

Special Collection

Robert Whipple collection

Provenance

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

Inscription

‘1/4 In RoS s
London Covered’ (Italic ‘S’ pre Ross.Thomas in 1860)

Description Notes

Brass coompound objective lens; 3 screw fit elements; collar divided 0-(20) by 5 to 1. Correction collar.

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