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Three circular card boxes for Microscope by Ross?, English, c. 1850-75

Inventory Number 35854


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.35854

Subject
Microscopy
Item type
Object
Makers
? Ross
Provenance
Not ascertained. Probably belongs with Ross micr. Bl. 100.
Primary inscriptions
Compressor signed "Ross, London". Micrometer signed "Georges Oberhaeuser, Paris."
Physical material
Brass
Dimensions
Diameter: 47mm Height: 26mm Weight: 62g
Inventory No
35854

Description

Three circular card boxes, one containing 36 thin glass discs, one containing three dark glass inserts, two metal discs and one glass lens, third box contains five glass discs and four copper alloy rings.