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Microscope Objective in Can, English, c. 1875-1900

Inventory Number 99007


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.99007

Subject
Microscopy
Item type
Object
Provenance
Donated by Mrs. Owen, 1916 Deposited by the Royal Microscopical Society with their collection.
Primary inscriptions
Unsigned and undated
Inventory No
99007
Accession Number
1970-101/part

Description

One 1/4" objective. The upper rim of the objective is threaded on both its interior and exterior to allow attachment to a microscope. The objective is stored in a can with a threaded lid. The lid of the can is engraved with the objective's power.