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High Power Lenses and Vial for Pritchard's Vial Microscope with Case, by Pritchard, London. c. 1850

Inventory Number 78007


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.78007

Subject
Microscopy
Item type
Object
Makers
Pritchard
Provenance
Purchased from Dr. Reginald S. Clay
Primary inscriptions
Gold lettering inside presentation case 'PRITCHARD'S VIAL MICROSCOPE'.
Physical material
Brass and glass
Dimensions
Weight: 109g
Inventory No
78007
Accession Number
1944-1/part

Description

High power lenses and vial for Pritchard's vial microscope with case, by Pritchard, London. c. 1850. Two high powered copper alloy-mounted lenses: one marked "30 times", another that is marked "100 times" and has a painted black central section and glass vial in glass-fronted presentation case with black leather covering and purple lining.