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Eyepiece for Compound Microscope, English, Early 19th Century

Inventory Number 87463


Subject
Microscopy
Item type
Object
Provenance
Presented by Salisbury Museum. Wrapped in old newspaper dated 15 December 1950.
Primary inscriptions
Unsigned and undated
Dimensions
Diameter: 30mm Height: 20mm Weight: 28g
Inventory No
87463

Description

The eyepiece screws into the top of the tube. It has a blackened brass eye-cap with a sliding dust cover and a collar that screws into the inside secures a biconvex lens.