- Subject
- Microscopy
- Item type
- Object
- Provenance
- Lent by the Royal Microscopical Society in 1970.
- Primary inscriptions
- .4) "P-A 2/3 IN J. SWIFT & SON LONDON" on the casing
- Inventory No
- 88865
- Accession Number
- 1970-101/part
Description
Swift compound portable microscope with tripod stand, stage and mirror, body tube, eyepiece, objective and case. The tripod stand folds flat for packing. A split barrel holds the chromium-plated optical tube which slides for coarse focusing. The mirror is Plano-concave and the stage swivels for packing. The box is covered with maroon leather and lined with purple silk and blue velvet.
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