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History of Science Museum

7 Boxes of Microscope Slides

Inventory Number 41795


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.41795

Subject
Microscopy
Item type
Object
Dimensions
Height: 28mm Width: 217mm Depth: 277mm Weight: 3.4kg
Inventory No
41795
Accession Number
1966-304

Description

Set of seven wood slide cases shaped as a book with red binding. One located in basement gallery, six at store. All cases have four rows for slides capable of holding six slides each. The six cases in store have 57 slides in total (one broken). Slides mounted in brass copper alloy clips with Latin descriptions underneath. Front covers state, "Anatomia plantarum microscopica." in gold embossed letters. Inscription on bindings state "Initia anat. mic. Tom II.", "Biolog. cellul."  "Elemen mycolo. Tom I."  "Elemen mycolo. Tom II."  "Gymnospermae."  "Angiospermae." All cases have the same dimensions.