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'Holoscopic' Microscope Condenser, by Watson, London, 20th Century

Inventory Number 20318


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.20318

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
Copper Alloy
Glass
Dimensions
Diameter: 67mm Height: 62mm Weight: 148g
Inventory No
20318
Accession Number
1996-18

Description

A copper alloy holoscopic microscope condenser with an extendable arm that ends with a ring. The condenser has an iris that can be opened and closed via a protruding arm.