Accession No

4471

Brief Description

microscope accessories, by W. Watson and Sons Ltd. and Carl Zeiss, English and German

Origin

England; London [W. Watson and Sons Ltd.] and Germany; Jena [Carl Zeiss]

Maker

W. Watson and Sons Ltd. Carl Zeiss

Class

microscopes

Earliest Date

Latest Date

Inscription Date

Material

cloth (velvet); wood; paper (card); metal (brass)

Dimensions

5 bags, each length 210mm; breadth 123mm; box length 83mm; breadth 67mm; height 53mm; box length 76mm; breadth 61mm; height 43mm box length 211mm; breadth 72mm; height 44mm notebook length 159mm; breadth 96mm

Special Collection

Provenance

Donated.

Inscription

‘W. Watson & sons Ltd
London’

Description Notes

Four boxes containing various appliances for a microscope. One maroon coloured box has ‘POLARISATIONS/EINRICHTUNG/C. ZEISS JENA’ on the lid; inside is lined with blue velvet and contains three accessories. Two other boxes, one of wood the other of card, also contain various pieces of equipment. The last box made of card contains a Brass ‘Analyser / eyepiece’ which is hand-written on the box. A matchbox contains a decorated disc with two prongs sticking out at 45 degrees.

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