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Eyepiece for microscope

Inventory Number 18593.6


Brief Description
Holos eyepiece x 5 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 5 [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: 6.4cm Weight: 0.1kg
Inventory No
18593.6
Accession Number
2022-81

Description

Ocular(?) x5 holos eyepiece stored in the large drawer, middle left slot. Separates into three parts.