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Gould-type Microscope in Box, by Robert Banks, London, c. 1820

Inventory Number 24775


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.24775

Subject
Microscopy
Item type
Object
Provenance
Lent by the Royal Microscopical Society in 1970
Primary inscriptions
.1: "BANKS Instr. 441 Strand LONDON" on pillar
Other inscriptions
.4: "N3" written on slider in ink
Inventory No
24775
Accession Number
1970-101/part

Description

Small microscope with rackwork focusing to the stage. Three objectives, which screw together, are present with one bone slider and a mirror. The instruments are housed in a wooden case which is also used as a base for the microscope.