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Body Tube with Field Lens for Compound Microscope, by W. Burucker, German, c. 1800

Inventory Number 40200


Subject
Microscopy
Item type
Object
Provenance
Purchase
Primary inscriptions
"N.5. / N6." inside the object, on the tube.
Physical material
Pasteboard
Wood
Paper
Glass
Dimensions
Diameter: 35mm Height: 124mm Weight: 19g
Inventory No
40200
Accession Number
1979-10

Description

Pasteboard body tube containing a field lens, which has wooden fittings for the eyepiece and objective. The are two marks on the body tube labelled N.5 and N6 in ink.