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History of Science Museum

Monocular Compound Microscope with Accessories

Inventory Number 10247


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.10247

Subject
Microscopy
Item type
Object
Provenance
Presented By Edward Milles Nelson FRMS on the 20th of May 1903
Object type
Microscope
Inventory No
10247

Description

Monocular compound microscope with body tube and eyecup. A rod stands on a circular weighted base. The body has three lenses and is held by a collar on a sleeve that slides on the rod. A sleeve below this supports an articulated arm to hold specimens. The third and lowest sleeve has a bracket to hold a mirror. No mirror is present.