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Silvered Side Reflector Microscope Accessory, by Henry Crouch, London, 1869?

Inventory Number 33543


Subject
Microscopy
Item type
Object
Provenance
RMS Collection Presented to the Society by Henry Crouch in 1869.
Primary inscriptions
"H. CROUCH / 54, LONDON WALL / LONDON"
Physical material
Copper Alloy
Metal
Dimensions
Height: 35mm Width: 72mm Depth: 50mm Weight: 52g
Inventory No
33543
Accession Number
1970-101/part

Description

Silvered side reflector microscope accessory made of copper alloy and metal.  There is a copper alloy ring with a hole in the middle, which is hinged and where a lens likely would have attached.  It is connected by an arm to the metal reflector, which is also hinged.