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History of Science Museum

Tray of Microscope Accessories

Inventory Number 10117


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.10117

Subject
Microscopy
Item type
Object
Physical material
Wood
Metal
Glass
Textile
Dimensions
Height: 26mm Width: 159mm Depth: 158mm Weight: 239g
Inventory No
10117

Description

Open wooden drawer with copper alloy ring pull. Features built-in wooden structures including: four shallow wooden cylinders with hollow recesses, a curved wooden trough, and a row of 7 circular depressions; six are lined with green textile, the centre one has a copper alloy lens stuck in it. The drawer contains: four copper alloy lenses, a wooden cylinder with a hollow recess, a glass cylinder with a hollow recess, a glass test tube, a trumpet-shaped glass tube, a trumpet-shaped metal tube, and a piece of thick wire curled into a circle at one end.