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Draw Tube of Compound Microscope, by Edmund Culpeper, London, Early 18th Century

Inventory Number 44603


Subject
Microscopy
Item type
Object
Provenance
Purchased from Dr. Reginald S. Clay with his collection.
Primary inscriptions
None
Physical material
Wood
Glass
shagreen
Vellum
Dimensions
Diameter: 70mm Height: 152mm Weight: 133g
Inventory No
44603
Accession Number
1944-1/226

Description

Draw tube covered in green vellum, with a shagreen edging and decorated with gold floral stamps.