- Subject
- Microscopy
- Item type
- Object
- Provenance
- Transferred from the Dept. of Human Anatomy
- Dimensions
- Weight: 600g
- Inventory No
- 63783
- Accession Number
- 1970-8/1
Description
Microscope lamp with stand in tin case. The lamp has a chimney with lid that sits on top and a copper alloy cylinder at its base, which unscrews from the burner. The burner has a clay valve. The lower end of the burner has a short length of cotton tape that slots into the copper alloy cylinder. The chimney has an inner tube plugged with a cork at one end and containing two pieces of cotton tape.
Accompanied by a glass slide. The stand has three folding copper alloy feet, a shaft and a circular holder for the lamp.
The tin case is a squashed tube shape and the exterior is painted black. It has a detachable lid.
