Accession No

1816

Brief Description

compound microscope, side pillar type, 18th Century

Origin

Maker

Class

microscopes

Earliest Date

1700

Latest Date

1800

Inscription Date

Material

wood; metal (brass); organic (horn)

Dimensions

height 275 mm; diameter of base 140 mm

Special Collection

Heywood collection

Provenance

Purchased from the H.Heywood collection under estate duty exemption benefit with the assistance of a Science Museum grant-in-aid.

Inscription

Description Notes

Circular wooden base; brass socket to square brass column; circular stage with large aperture and single clip on shoe with clamp round column; body mounted on spring shoe round column with long screw for focussing; draw tube with field lens and eyepiece; screw fit dust cover; screw fit snout; horn objective (lens missing).

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