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Turntable for Microscope, American, c.1875

Inventory Number 26042


Subject
Microscopy
Item type
Object
Provenance
Deposited by the Royal Microscopical Society with their collection. Presented by C.F. Cox, 6 October 1875
Primary inscriptions
"R.M.S. No 58" on disc
Physical material
Iron
Copper alloy
Paint
Object type
Microscope turntable
Dimensions
Height: 65mm Width: 105mm Depth: 215mm Weight: 1188g
Inventory No
26042
Accession Number
1970-101/part

Description

Made of iron, with three feet, painted black with gold trim and a rotating copper alloy disc. Two angle-clips traverse on a right- and left-handed screw to grip a standard slide along a diagonal, so centring it over the point of rotation.