Accession No

1070

Brief Description

condensor, webster, C. Collins, English

Origin

England; London; 77 Gt. Tutchfield Street

Maker

Collins, C.

Class

microscopes

Earliest Date

Latest Date

Inscription Date

Material

wood; metal (brass); glass

Dimensions

box length 145mm; breadth 112mm; height 66mm

Special Collection

Provenance

Donated by the Solar Physics Laboratory, University of Cambridge in 07/1951.

Inscription

‘C. COLLINS,
Optician, 77 Gt Tutchfield St.
LONDON
WEBSTER
CONDENSOR’

Description Notes

Fitted wooden box containing a brass Webster Condensor and a prism attachment.
Push fit condensor lens, rotating stops etc iris diaphragm with 4 ‘spokes’ protruding from the body of the condensor.
Prism mounted on a ball and socket joint on a push fit socket.

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