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Base and Stage Plate for Drum Microscope, by G. Oberhaeuser, Paris

Inventory Number 49730


Subject
Microscopy
Item type
Object
Provenance
Purchased from Dr. Reginald S. Clay with his collection.
Primary inscriptions
"Georges / Oberhaeuser" "Place Dauphine / Paris"
Dimensions
Height: 200mm Width: 96mm Depth: 130mm Weight: 3020g
Inventory No
49730
Accession Number
1944-1/part

Description

The stage plate has four pinholes to take stage accessories. Below the stage is an aperture disc that protrudes though a slit at the side of the instrument allowing it to be turned, and a plano-concave mirror. The base is a heavy brass plate weighted with lead and lined on the lower part with thick felt.