Accession No

0905

Brief Description

achromatic compound microscope, by Charles Chevalier, French, 1841 - 1859

Origin

France; Paris; Palais Royal 158

Maker

Chevalier, Charles

Class

microscopes

Earliest Date

1841

Latest Date

1859

Inscription Date

Material

metal (brass, lead); glass; wood

Dimensions

box length 279mm; breadth 189mm; height 85mm

Special Collection

Robert Whipple collection

Provenance

Inscription

‘CHARLES CHEVALIER
Palais Royal 158
Paris’ (on body tube)

Description Notes

Brass; circular base, lead weighted; square racked column; swinging plano/concave mirror on short arm; octagonal stage with large aperture fittings for forceps etc. on shoe with knurled pinion; arm at head of column; screw fit body with field lens and screw fit eyepiece; screw fit objective with 2 lenses fitting on top of each other but badly corroded (whole instrument in very poor condition).
Fitted wooden box; 5 objectives for use as a simple microscope ‘4’, ‘3’ and 2 x ‘5’’ alternative stage with rotating diaphragm; stage condenser; tweezers; assortment of glass slides. 3 sets of slides, one set in French and two by ‘Jh. BOURGOGNE’.

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