Accession No

1650

Brief Description

achromatic compound microscope, by Ross, English, circa 1885

Origin

England; London

Maker

Ross

Class

microscopes

Earliest Date

1885

Latest Date

1885

Inscription Date

Material

metal (brass, oxidised brass); glass; wood

Dimensions

height 309mm; depth 188mm; breadth 153mm

Special Collection

Provenance

Transferred from the Department of Colloid Science, University of Cambridge, in 06/1973.

Inscription

‘Ross
London
No 5268’ (signed)
‘1.In
Ross
LONDON
No21219’ (objective)

Description Notes

Brass with oxidised brass feet; 3 legs to rectangular section pivoting limb; tubular tail piece with swinging and pivoting plano / concave mirror; circular stage with clips; with removable glass plate; arched section to collar for body; body with screw fit objective and single draw tube with screw fit collar for field lens (eye piece missing).
Single objective in brass case fitted wooden box.

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