Accession No

3386

Brief Description

mechanical stage, by Ross, English, circa 1910

Origin

England; London

Maker

Ross

Class

microscopes

Earliest Date

1910

Latest Date

1910

Inscription Date

Material

metal (brass, blued steel, white metal)

Dimensions

length 119mm; breadth 124mm; thickness 48mm

Special Collection

Provenance

Transferred from the Department of Pathology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England, 1971.

Inscription

‘ROSS, london.’ (on lateral vernier)

Description Notes

Brass attachable mechanical stage. Clamping screws attach the stage to the instrument. Knurled screws operate rack and pinion longitudinal and lateral movement. Longitudinal scale divided 0 - 30 numbered by 10 subdivided to 1. Lateral scale divided 80 - [0] - 30 numbered by 10 subdivided to 1. Vernier on each scale reads to 0.1mm. White metal jaws for slide move in groove on lateral scale.

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