- Subject
- Microscopy
- Item type
- Object
- Makers
- John Mayall
- Provenance
- Purchased from Dr. Reginald S. Clay with his collection?
- Physical material
- Brass and glass
- Dimensions
- Width: 37mm
- Inventory No
- 45541
- Accession Number
- ?1944-1/13
Description
A brass frame with a spring holds a glass phial for aqueous specimens. The lens is held between two brass plates and mounted over the phial at one end of the frame. A screw presses the phial against the spring and alters the distance between the lens and the specimen for focusing.
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