Accession No

0946

Brief Description

compound microscope, cary / gould type, by Cary, English, 1830 (c)

Origin

England; London

Maker

Cary

Class

microscopes

Earliest Date

1830

Latest Date

1830

Inscription Date

Material

glass (mirror); metal (brass, other metal); wood (mahogany)

Dimensions

box length 94mm; breadth 76mm; height 51mm; microscope overall height 176 mm (on box)

Special Collection

Robert Whipple Collection

Provenance

"Acquired" by Robert Stewart Whipple from Dr H.H. Thomas.

Inscription

‘Cary LONDON’

Description Notes

Brass; racked pillar screws into rim of box; swinging concave mirror slots into base of pillar; stage support with knurled screw operates on rack; spring clip below stage; shoe at head of pillar for lens holder; tapered brass body with field lens; 3 objectives which screw fit together; brass collar; eyepiece; stage forceps; live box for stage; 2 5-object ivory slides; fitted mahogany box lined with blue velvet.

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