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Concave Microscope Reflector in Container, Late 19th Century

Inventory Number 31730


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.31730

Subject
Microscopy
Item type
Object
Provenance
Purchased from Dr. Reginald S. Clay with his collection. Part of item 31 in typescript list.
Physical material
Brass and silvered-brass
Dimensions
Diameter: 8mm Height: 8mm
Inventory No
31730
Accession Number
1944-1/part

Description

Copper alloy concave reflector disc with silvered surface and aperture with screw-thread, in copper alloy cylindrical case with screw-on lid. Stored in black Japanned tin box.