- Item type
- Object
- Provenance
- Not known.
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 55mm Height: 100mm Weight: 165g
- Inventory No
- 45253
Description
Two low-power lenses set in a copper alloy collar on a glass cylinder fits onto a second copper alloy cylinder with a plane glass bottom. An Iron rod runs across the lower cylinder carrying a large beetle. The rod can be rotated by a small copper alloy knob. The arrangement fits into a cylindrical wooden case covered with red leather.
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