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Watson Barnet 'Unisect' Dissecting Microscope, by Watson, London, c.1965

Inventory Number 78335


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.78335

Subject
Microscopy
Item type
Object
Provenance
Presented by Manchester Museum of Science & Industry in 1996. RMS-MHS Collection of Twentieth-Century Microscopes.
Primary inscriptions
"Unisect Watson Barnet"
Object type
Microscope
Dimensions
Height: 1940mm Width: 180mm Depth: 171mm Weight: 2050g
Inventory No
78335
Accession Number
1996-35

Description

The instrument stands on a cast housing that holds the bulb and its fitting. Above is a frosted glass stage disc and two spring clips. A cylindrical pillar extends vertically from the housing. It can be raised or lowered, for focusing, by turning a collar through which it passes. The objective is held in a bracket that slides on two pins. These are attached to a pivoting mounting on the top of the pillar.