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Dissecting and Tank Microscope with Case and Accessories, by H. Powell, London, 19th Century

Inventory Number 40722


Subject
Microscopy
Item type
Object
Makers
H. Powell
Provenance
Lent by the Royal Microscopical Society.
Primary inscriptions
'H. Powell, 24 St Somers Town, Mathematical, Optical and Philiosophical Instrument Maker. Achromatic object glasses, Doublets, Triplets & every other modern improvement on the microscope executed at the shortest notice.'
Inventory No
40722

Description

A dissecting and tank microscope with a weighted base, three simple lenses, three eyepieces, and six objectives with Lieberkühn in copper alloy cans. The microscope and its accessories are housed in a mahogany box with a copper alloy handle.