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Compound microscope
    • Setting:
      Room XV
    • Maker:
      unknown
    • Place:
      French?
    • Date:
      mid-19th cent.
    • Materials:
      brass
    • Dimensions:
      height 380 mm, box 310x180x85 mm
    • Inventory:
      3447
    • Compound microscope (Inv. 3447)

Compound microscope, probably French. Some details of construction and the box suggest a French production. A tripod supports a square-sectioned pillar on which are inserted the mirror, the stage, and the body-tube. Focus is by rackwork. Fitted with a Huygenian eyepiece. Accessories include four objectives.