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Simple Wooden Microscope, by Logan, USA, 1871

Inventory Number 46837


Subject
Microscopy
Item type
Object
Makers
Logan
Provenance
Presented by James N Logan, October 1871.
Primary inscriptions
"LOGAN'S SIMPLE MICROSCOPE; PATENTED AUG. 17, 1869".
Physical material
Wood
Glass
Steel
Object type
Microscope
Dimensions
Diameter: 140mm Height: 200mm Weight: 429g
Inventory No
46837
Accession Number
1970-101/part

Description

Wooden stand with a turned base and pillar. The plane sub stage mirror is a replacement and is mounted on a rod near the base of the pillar. The rectangular stage is set at the top of the pillar and has two steel spring clips. An arm with a ring to hold the lenses is mounted on a square sectioned rod that runs down the inside of the pillar. Focusing is by a wooden nut in the pillar that acts on the rod. The label reads 'Globule Lenses for Logan's Simple Microscope' and the diameters of the lenses.