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Simple and Compound Microscope with Accessories and Case, by Dollond, London, 1800-25

Inventory Number 17199


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.17199

Subject
Microscopy
Item type
Object
Makers
Dollond
Provenance
Lent by the Royal Microscopical Society in 1970 Presented to the Royal Microscopical Society by Mrs. A M Woodward on the 15th of December 1954
Primary inscriptions
"Dollond [star] London" on the foot
Object type
Microscope Case
Inventory No
17199
Accession Number
1970-101/part

Description

Simple and compound microscope by Dollond with accessories and case. Case contains 10 wood sliders. Accessories include stand, body tube, triple stage with inserts, stage condenser, fish plate, stage forceps, fish tube, tube rod, lens in cup, three Lieberkühn and holder, objective, hand lens, live box, cone condenser, 10 wood sliders, talc box containing talc, two lenses and tightening key.