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Glass Slide in wooden box 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
Height: 40mm Width: 88mm Depth: 20mm Weight: 30g
Inventory No
35854

Description

Glass slide held in wooden box lined with purple fabric, slide marked in German as containing 'styrax' specimen from Java.