Accession No

0483

Brief Description

microscope slide, micrometer, by Nobert, German, 1846 (c)

Origin

German, Greifswald

Maker

Nobert

Class

microscopes

Earliest Date

1846

Latest Date

1846

Inscription Date

Material

glass; wood; cloth (silk, velvet); metal (gold, other); hide (leather); thread

Dimensions

case length 55mm; breadth 29mm; thickness18mm

Special Collection

Robert Whipple collection

Provenance

Purchased from T.H. Court on 05/03/1929.

Inscription

‘Nobert fec Greifswald’ (engraved)
‘Noberts Ruling 10 bands’ ((?) on base of box)

Description Notes

Glass slide micrometer engraved ‘Nobert fec Greisfwald’; fitted wooden case lined with silk and velvet; edged with gold leaf covered with green leather and gold tooling, (hinge broken). (Hook fastening (catch broken); 31-1-2000).

Condition: good/fair (hinge and catch broken); complete.

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