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History of Science Museum

Simple Microscope Lenses

Inventory Number 10033


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.10033

Subject
Microscopy
Item type
Object
Provenance
Lent by the Royal Microscopical Society in 1970.
Dimensions
Height: 21mm Width: 65mm Depth: 39mm Weight: 24g
Inventory No
10033
Accession Number
1970-101/part

Description

Set of three lenses for a simple microscope made of wood and glass.  The objectives have a "1", "2", and "3" carved in them respectively, and they are placed in a wooden block, which is set in a cardboard box, covered in a white embossed material. The cardboard box has a cardboard cover which it slides into and has a green paper label on top and thin copper alloy folded along the edges.