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Set of Microscope Eyepieces, by John Browning, London, 19th Century

Inventory Number 19006


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.19006

Subject
Microscopy
Item type
Object
Provenance
Not ascertained.
Primary inscriptions
"John Browning/ London" [on the eyepieces].
Physical material
Wood
Copper Alloy
Felt
Glass
Dimensions
Height: 254mm Width: 67mm Depth: 90mm
Inventory No
19006

Description

Eight copper alloy eyepieces and a connecting piece marked: A, B, C, D, D, E, E, and a blank one but in feint writing "230", in a mahogany box. Several holes too large for the eyepieces.