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Binocular Head Microscope Accessory, by Carl Zeiss, Jena, 20th Century

Inventory Number 28442


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.28442

Subject
Microscopy
Item type
Object
Provenance
Presented by the School of Biological Sciences, Manchester University, in 1996. RMS-MHS Collection of Twentieth-Century Microscopes.
Physical material
Metal
Glass
Dimensions
Height: 34mm Width: 200mm Depth: 115mm Weight: 515g
Inventory No
28442
Accession Number
1996-8

Description

Siedentopf type binocular head for microscope. The eyepieces are made from a silver metal and the body of the binocular head is made from a metal that has been coated black.