Accession No

0704

Brief Description

compound microscope, side pillar type; made by Troughton & Simms; circa 1850

Origin

London; England

Maker

Troughton & Simms

Class

microscopes

Earliest Date

1850

Latest Date

1850

Inscription Date

Material

metal (brass); glass; ivory

Dimensions

box length 231mm; breadth 195mm; height 67mm

Special Collection

Robert Whipple collection

Provenance

Purchased from T.H. Court in 03/1933. Court may have acquired this instrument from the Science Museum.

Inscription

‘Troughton & Sims, LONDON’
(All parts with Science Museum number 1913-294)

Description Notes

Brass; folding tribach foot; compass joint to 2 part rectangular pillar; swinging plano/concave mirror; knurled screw moving back member of pillar and lifting body; fixed circular stage with lugs for forceps etc.; shoe at head of pillar carries arm; screw fit aperture for attachment of body; tapered snout; screw fit collar for field lens and eyepiece; rotating 6-power objective; stage magnifier; circular stage clip; 6 4-object ivory slides; 1 4-object brass live slide; frog plate; ivory talc and ring box; objective lieberkuhn; plain speculum; watch glass.

Box lid has split and broken near the hinge. Lid has become detached from the rest of the box. (30/7/2004)

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