Accession No

6682

Brief Description

compound microscope, "Student" type, by R. and J. Beck Ltd., English, c. 1930

Origin

England; London

Maker

R. and J. Beck Ltd.

Class

microscopes

Earliest Date

1920

Latest Date

1950

Inscription Date

Material

metal; glass

Dimensions

287mm (height) x 140mm (depth) x 110mm (width)

Special Collection

Michael J. Clark Bequest

Provenance

Inscription

BECK STUDENT

(On underside of base):
MADE IN ENGLAND

Description Notes

Compound microscope, "Student" type, by Beck, England, c. 1930

Base is rectangular, with swinging plane mirror in a gimbal attached to it, illuminating the stage from below. Stage is square, with two metal clips for slides, and is attached to a (smooth, not toothed) rack and pinion that can be raised and lowered with two metal knobs on either side of pillar's base. At base of body tube there is a rotating turret with three objective lenses, labelled 3.5x, 8x and 20x; another objective lens at the top of the body tube, in black, is removable and is labelled 10x.

Maker is likely R & J Beck, though I was unable to find any record of a name change.

Condition: good, complete

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