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Ophthalmoscope with Lamp and Case, by Hawksley, London, 19th Century

Inventory Number 30448


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.30448

Subject
Lamps
Item type
Object
Makers
Hawksley
Provenance
Presented by Mr R. A. Porter in 1960.
Primary inscriptions
Inscription on ophthalmoscope "Hawksley, LONDON. S.E.J. 491". Lamp inscribed "DIETZ & [?] LONDON'
Object type
Lamp
Dimensions
Height: 60mm Width: 310mm Depth: 117mm Weight: 929g
Inventory No
30448
Accession Number
1960-25

Description

Copper alloy, with oil lamp attachment. Wooden case with velvet and metallic paper lining.

Wooden case with copper alloy fittings, lined with velvet on the lid and base, and metallic paper lining in one corner, in this corner sits the lap with a wick and long metal nozzle. Also in the case is a long ophthalmoscope body tube with a metal eyepiece at one end and a wooden eyepiece at the other, a lens in a mount and a copper alloy pot containing cotton wool and oil.