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Oblique and Dark-ground Illuminators in Tin, English, Late 19th Century

Inventory Number 12548


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.12548

Subject
Microscopy
Item type
Object
Provenance
Not ascertained.
Primary inscriptions
[Label in tin in ink] "Oblique and dark-ground illuminators:/ Wenham's disk illumr/ do. Reflex (immersion) do./ Immersion paraboloid" [in same style of writing as inv. no. 15353].
Physical material
Brass and glass
Object type
Microscope accessory
Dimensions
Diameter: 69mm Height: 80mm Width: 69mm
Inventory No
12548

Description

Three illuminators, two of glass and brass and one of glass only with a dark spot. Stored in a D. & H. O. Wills "Three Castles" cigarettes tin.