Accession No

1153

Brief Description

compound microscope, Cary / Gould type, 1840 (c)

Origin

Maker

Class

microscopes

Earliest Date

1840

Latest Date

1840

Inscription Date

Material

Glass (mirror); ivory; metal (brass, other metal); wood (unknown)

Dimensions

box length 153mm; breadth 115mm; height 44mm; microscope overall height 316mm

Special Collection

Provenance

Donated by W.R. Bradford Esq. J, 01/06/1952.

Inscription

Description Notes

Brass; racked column screws into the lid of the box; swinging concave mirror fits into the base of the pillar; stage mount with knurled screw operates on rack; circular stage with spring below; lens holder at top of pillar for compound body; tapered body with field lens and screw thread for objectives which can combine; brass collar; eyepiece; forceps on steel shaft (stage mounting missing). 3 5-object ivory slides marked ‘1-3’.

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