Accession No

0590

Brief Description

ophthalmoscope, by C. Wright and Company, English, 1860 (c)

Origin

England; London; 106 New Bond Street

Maker

C. Wright and Company

Class

medical

Earliest Date

1860

Latest Date

1860

Inscription Date

Material

metal (brass); glass; wood; hide (leather)

Dimensions

length 66mm; diameter 26mm case lenth 76mm; breadth 49mm; thickness 15mm

Special Collection

Robert Whipple collection

Provenance

Purchased by Robert Stewart Whipple from T.H. Court on 01/03/1930.

Inscription

‘C WRIGHT & Co
106 NEW BOND ST.
LONDON.’ (reverse)
‘WEISS
LONDON
12’ (pivoting lenses)

Description Notes

Metal frame; mirror with central aperture, on wooden handle. Two lenses in brass mount pivot across back from top of handle. Compartmented leather case containing two convex lenses; clip fastening (broken).

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