Accession No

1631

Brief Description

compound microscope, for rivet-hole inspection, by R. and J. Beck Ltd., English, 1929

Origin

England; London

Maker

R. and J. Beck Ltd.

Class

microscopes

Earliest Date

1929

Latest Date

1929

Inscription Date

Material

metal (stainless steel, oxidised brass, white metal); glass; plastic (bakelite); cloth

Dimensions

overall length 259mm; height 146mm; breadth 70mm

Special Collection

Provenance

Donated by Ealing Beck Ltd. in 09/1971.

Inscription

‘R & J. BECK. LTD
LONDON
PATENT NO 476803’ (illuminant cover)

Description Notes

Stainless steel tube. Push-fit eyepiece. Right angle arm to electric illuminant (no bulb present). Objective: push-fit tube with diagonal mirror. Sprung locating rod opposite hole in tube for inspecting rivet. Illuminant power supply via fabric-covered wire terminating in a bakelite socket. Plastic guard around illuminant ventilation holes.

Condition good; complete.

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