Cuff Type Microscope with Case and Accessories

Inventory Number 39613

Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.39613

Subject: Microscopy
Item type: Object
Makers: John Cuff
Provenance: From the Clarendon Laboratory, Oxford.
Primary inscriptions: "J. CUFF sold by Nairne Clarendon Lab." On the body tube and "Jn Cuff. LONDINI; Inv & Fecit." On the stage
Other inscriptions: Clarendon Laboratory (until 1926)
Physical material: Copper alloy; Glass; Mahogany; Plush; Ivory; Ebony; Mica; Plant tissue; Animal tissue; Paint
Object type: Microscope
Dimensions: Weight: 4.45kg
Inventory No: 39613

Cuff type microscope with case and accessories.