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History of Science Museum

Improved Compound Microscope with Accessories and Case

Inventory Number 10248


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.10248

Subject
Microscopy
Item type
Object
Provenance
Purchased for £1 from H. Whittell
Primary inscriptions
"Improved Compound Microscope by Carpenter, 24 Regent St London" on the body
Object type
Microscope
Dimensions
Weight: 3.9kg
Inventory No
10248

Description

Improved Compound Microscope. A cylindrical pillar stands on a compass joint on a folding, flat tripod foot. A spring stage is attached to the pillar above a concaved mirror. The body tube pushes into a sleeve supported by a copper alloy ring attached to the top of the pillar. A rack and pinion on the side of the sleeve moves an inner cylinder, holding the body, up and down for focusing. The case is mahogany with brown velvet in the lid. The accessories in the case are eight objectives, a specimen compressor, a Lieberkühn and carrier, a lens in a copper alloy setting, a copper alloy talc box, a copper alloy canister with split-rings and mica disks, a container or shaker containing a dried unknown substance, a glass dish with a copper alloy rim, a diffusing glass, stage forceps and a bull's-eye lens on a stand with a circular, weighted base.