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Brass Drum Microscope with Accessories and Case, English, 1875-1900

Inventory Number 91226


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.91226

Subject
Microscopy
Item type
Object
Provenance
Presented to the RMS by C V Harrison, 1966
Primary inscriptions
Unsigned and undated
Physical material
Brass
Wood
Object type
Microscope Case
Dimensions
Diameter: 67mm Height: 260mm Weight: 1550g
Inventory No
91226
Accession Number
1970-101/part

Description

Drum microscope with six objectives, hand magnifier, glass trough, live box, six bone sliders, one wood slider, stage forceps, copper alloy talc box, convex lens on a pin, two glass phials, two glass slides, dissecting pin, two associated documents and case.