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Cuff-Type Compound Microscope, by Dollond, London, c. 1761 with Case and Accessories

Inventory Number 47114


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.47114

Subject
Microscopy
Item type
Object
Makers
Dollond
Provenance
Lent by Christ Church, Oxford possibly in 1925. Donated to Christ Church by John Tunnadine (along with a Dollond telescope).
Primary inscriptions
"Dollond London" on the stage
Other inscriptions
"D,D. Joannes Tunnadine L,L,D." on a brass plate on the base
Object type
Microscope
Dimensions
Height: 385mm Width: 168mm
Inventory No
47114
Accession Number
1925-43?

Description

Cuff-type microscope by Dollond, Case and Accessories.