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Moginie-Type Compound Microscope with Tube Case, by Watson & Son, London, c. 1885

Inventory Number 23780


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.23780

Subject
Microscopy
Item type
Object
Provenance
Lent by the Royal Microscopical Society
Primary inscriptions
"WATSON & SON, 313, HIGH HOLBORN, LONDON. 1298" on body tube
Physical material
Brass
Leather
Object type
Microscope
Dimensions
Height: 270mm Width: 185mm Weight: 928g
Inventory No
23780
Accession Number
1970-101/part

Description

The tripod stand has cork feet and two of the legs unhinge for packing. The body tube slides in a sleeve attached to the central rod. A screw at the top of the rod moves the sleeve for fine focusing. The stage is circular with two spring clips and a plano-concave mirror on a sliding collar is set below it. The nosepiece is has an internal thread for accessories. The instrument packs into a leather carrying case.