Accession No

6674

Brief Description

simple microscope with multi-chamber base containing various seeds, 19th Century

Origin

Maker

Class

optical; natural history

Earliest Date

1800

Latest Date

1900

Inscription Date

Material

metal (brass); glass; seeds

Dimensions

60mm (height); 70mm (diameter)

Special Collection

Michael J. Clark Bequest

Provenance

Inscription

Description Notes

Simple microscope with multi-chamber base with seeds, C19th.

Simple microscope with a lens that rotates around the central pillar; the base of the microscope is a wheel with a transparent glass top divided into six triangular chambers. Rotating the lens allows viewing of the different chambers' contents. Five chambers have different kinds of seeds in them; one is empty.

Parts: 3, excluding seeds.

Condition: good

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