- Subject
- Microscopy
- Item type
- Object
- Provenance
- No record of acquisition. A similar instrument advertied in Swift's catalogue of c. 1870 as 'Blankley's small pocket microscocpe' and priced at £1.10s.
- Primary inscriptions
- Unsigned.
- Dimensions
- Height: 60mm Width: 174mm Depth: 73mm Weight: 625g
- Inventory No
- 54315
- Accession Number
- 1970-101/part
Description
A split barrel holds the optical tube which slides for coarse focussing. Mirror on one arm. No objectives present. Two paper labels, one attached with string "386". Two hinged rectangular Mahogany box lined with mauve velvet, held with two clasps.
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