Accession No

1424

Brief Description

achromatic compound microscope, F. West; circa 1850

Origin

41 Strand; near Charing Cross; London; England

Maker

West. F.

Class

microscopes

Earliest Date

1850

Latest Date

1850

Inscription Date

Material

metal (brass); wood; glass

Dimensions

box height 215mm; depth 111mm; breadth 160mm

Special Collection

Provenance

Donated in 01/1963.

Inscription

‘F. West
Optical, Mathematical
& PHILOSOPHICAL
Instrument Maker
41, Strand, near Charing Cross
London.’ (on trade label)

Description Notes

Two brass uprights on wooden base; limb pivots between them; swinging concave mirror at the base of the limb; stage with spring clips and circular aperture fixed between uprights; racked shaft operated by knurled screws either side of limb carries bar-limb; screw fit body; push fit eye piece and field lens collar; 3 screw fit objectives; rotating aperture stops; live box slide; 1 slide.
Fitted wooden box with trade label.

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