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Case for an Unidentified Microscope with Eye Pieces, 19th Century

Inventory Number 75452


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.75452

Subject
Microscopy
Item type
Object
Provenance
Purchased from Dr. Reginald S. Clay with his collection.
Primary inscriptions
Unsigned.
Physical material
Mahogany
brass
glass
Dimensions
Height: 110mm Width: 280mm Depth: 168mm Weight: 1.3kg
Inventory No
75452
Accession Number
1944-1/part

Description

Polished mahogany box with maroon-coloured silk lining, containing two eye-pieces. Microscope probably on show.

75452.1 - Mahogany box with maroon-coloured silk lining

75452.2 - Pair of eye-pieces.