- Subject
- Microscopy
- Item type
- Object
- Makers
- James Wilson
- Provenance
- Lent by the Royal Microscopical Society in 1970. Presented to the RMS by C L Curties FRMS, 21 June 1905.
- Primary inscriptions
- "J" and "W" on brass arm of offset lens
- Object type
- Microscope Case
- Dimensions
- Height: 184mm Width: 60mm Depth: 41mm
- Inventory No
- 41541
- Accession Number
- 1970-101/part
Description
Screw-barrel microscope by Wilson. Microscope comes in black hide-covered wooden case lined with green fabric. Inside case is a small black hide-covered board box containing nine ivory sliders with 2-3 windows each and one brass slider with three windows.
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