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Solar Microscope with Accessories and Case, by W & S Jones, London, c. 1800-25

Inventory Number 44210


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.44210

Subject
Microscopy
Item type
Object
Provenance
Purchased from Dr. Reginald S. Clay in 1944.
Primary inscriptions
"W & S JONES 30 Holborn London"
Object type
Microscope Case
Inventory No
44210
Accession Number
1944-1/621

Description

Solar microscope by W & S Jones with accessories and case. Case contains a microscope, which consists of base, field lens and spring stage, screws and eyepiece. Accessories include 23 bone sliders and 1 glass slide, 3 glass fish tubes, 2 brushes for fish tube, stage forceps, hand forceps, copper alloy specimen holder, copper alloy objective slider, 3 individual copper alloy objective sliders.