- Subject
- Microscopy
- Item type
- Object
- Makers
- Akehurst?
- Provenance
- Lent by the Royal Microscopical Society in 1970 Presented to the Royal Microscopical Society by Sydney Charles Akehurst, October 1934
- Primary inscriptions
- .1: 'AKEHURST UNIVERSAL COMPRESSOR'
- Other inscriptions
- .3: Each slide labelled with dimensions.
- Object type
- Microscope slide
- Inventory No
- 35350
- Accession Number
- 1970-101/part
Description
A circular compressor with a selection of 20 sample slides, each with a different configuration. There is also a thin copper alloy frame. The compressor and slides are stored in a leather box lined with blue velvet
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