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Drawing Table Microscope Accessory, by Carl Zeiss, Jena, c.1900

Inventory Number 38581


Subject
Microscopy
Item type
Object
Provenance
Transferred from the Department of Agriculture, Oxford, in 1968, per Dr C. C. McCreade.
Primary inscriptions
'CARL ZEISS JENA'
Physical material
Wood
Metal
Paper
Dimensions
Height: 265mm Width: 550mm Depth: 300mm Weight: 4.05kg
Inventory No
38581
Accession Number
1968-411

Description

Wooden folding drawing table, consisting of rectangular base with folding limbs extending upwards. Two angled metal joints are marked with a 90 degree scale to mark the angle of and plane of the table. A folding stand with a circular hole extends sideways from the top panel. A scale marking 1-10 cm with a metal movable arrow is engraved on the side of the table's central support.