Accession No

1035

Brief Description

achromatic compound microscope, by J. Swift and Son, English, 1900 (c)

Origin

England; London; 81 Tottenham Court Road

Maker

Swift and Son

Class

microscopes

Earliest Date

1900

Latest Date

1900

Inscription Date

Material

metal (brass); glass; wood

Dimensions

box length 375mm; breadth 154mm; height 210mmm

Special Collection

Provenance

Bequeathed by G.A. Whipple in 1951.

Inscription

‘SWIFT & SON
81 TOTTENHAM CT. RD.
LONDON’

Description Notes

Black finish with brass fittings and screws; kettledrum/claw foot; pivoting limb; circular stage with brass edge and stage clip; socket below for substage accessories; swinging plano/concave mirror on tubular tail piece; moulded column with cranked limb; pair of screws either side of limb for coarse focus; knurled screw at head of column for fine focus; push fit eye piece; screw fit collar with a long ‘draw’ tube inside body; 4 objectives in 3 brass cases 1 in, 2 in, and 1/6 in (on boxes) 1/8” on objective.
Fitted wooden case.

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