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Eyepiece for microscope

Inventory Number 18593.5


Brief Description
Holos eyepiece x 10 magnification
Subject
Microscopy
Item type
Object
Provenance
Purchased in 1993 by Sir Jack Edward Baldwin (1938-2020) Waynflete Professor of Chemistry and Head of Department of Organic Chemistry at the University of Oxford until he retired in 2005. Elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1978 and knighted for his contributions to the field of organic chemistry in 1997.
Primary inscriptions
HOLOS / X 10 [On top in white on a black background] W. WATSON & SONS LTD. LONDON [Engraved around 'ledge' of central piece]
Physical material
Brass
metal
Glass
Object type
microscope
Dimensions
Diameter: 4cm Height: 5.5cm Weight: 0.15kg
Inventory No
18593.5
Accession Number
2022-81

Description

Ocular(?) x10 holos eyepiece stored in the large drawer, front right slot. Separates into two parts, bottom section can be lengthened by pulling, but does not appear to be separate