Accession No

0846

Brief Description

compound microscope, cary / gould type, in nickel-silver, circa 1840

Origin

Maker

Class

microscopes

Earliest Date

1840

Latest Date

1840

Inscription Date

Material

glass (mirror); ivory; metal ('nickel-silver' aka 'German silver' i.e. brass alloy); wood (mahogany)

Dimensions

box length 170mm; breadth 138mm; height 53mm; microscope overall height 237 mm

Special Collection

Robert Whipple collection

Provenance

Purchased by Robert Stewart Whipple from J.T. Bright in 08/1937.

Inscription

Description Notes

Compound microscope, cary / gould type, in nickel-silver, circa 1840.

Racked pillar screws into the lid of the box; swinging concave mirror fits into the base of the pillar; stage mount with knurled screw operates the rack. Knurled screw fixes lens holder to head of pillar; tapered compound body with field lens and collar to eyepiece; 4 objectives numbered 1-4; lieberkuhn objective; ivory talc and ring box; stage forceps; stage live box; stage plate; black and white ground; watch glass and ground glass; swinging condenser lens; tweezers; eyepiece for simple microscope; ivory hand lens; 3 6-object ivory slides.

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