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Title |
Compound monocular microscope |
Date |
1875-1899 |
Description |
Compound monocular microscope; Tighe No. 3 Stand microscope; modified iron claw foot; two tapering iron pillars; fully gimbaled plano concaved mirror mounted on swinging tailpiece; circular stage; cast iron curved limb mounted on trunion joint supports brass box of coarse focus rackwork; base and arm lacquered, tube bare brass; continental style button objective; focus by rack and pinion; drawtube hand adjustable for length; signed: "E.H. & F.H. Tighe, Opticians, Detroit Michigan". |
Catalog number |
1976.008 |
Year Range from |
1875 |
Year Range to |
1899 |
Notes |
One stage spring clip missing; One coarse focus knob missing Tighe No. 3 Stand microscope. E.H. & F.H. Tighe Catalog, 1899 |
Dimensions |
H-27 W-13 D-13 cm |
Manufacturer or Distributor |
EH & FH Tiges |
Lexicon category |
5: T&E For Science & Technology |
Lexicon sub-category |
Optical T&E |
People |
Johnson, Dr. Myra L. Shelly, Susan |
Search Terms |
microscope Microscopy America American Compound continental microscope Continental style microscope |
Depth (cm) |
13.000 |
Height (cm) |
27.000 |
Accession number |
1976.008 |