Accession No

0424

Brief Description

simple microscope, replica Musschenbroek type, attributed to John Mayall, c. 1886

Origin

England [based on attributed maker]

Maker

Mayall, John [attributed]

Class

microscopes

Earliest Date

1886

Latest Date

1886

Inscription Date

Material

metal (steel, brass); wood (ebony)

Dimensions

length 134 mm; breadth 50 mm; thickness 37 mm

Special Collection

Robert Whipple collection

Provenance

Purchased from T.H. Court in 05/1927 as a Mayall copy.

Inscription

Description Notes

Simple microscope, replica Musschenbroek type, [made by John Mayall], c. 1886.

Brass; hollow stem with black painted handle to rod passing through step; hinge to a brass plate over the stem to a square aperture through which the stem passes; screws with wing nuts pass through the square and act against the stem and two [steel] springs for fine motion adjustment; ‘u’ shaped ‘hook’ to ebony mount for brass objective plate with four apertures (no lenses extant) shoe fitting.

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