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Description |
Compound monocular microscope in dark finished wooden box; signed "Charles Chevalier Ingenieur Palais Royale Paris"; circular brass base supports square profile arm; octagonal black painted stage adjusts by rack and pinion; fully gimballed mirror mounted in the arm; rotating wheel of diaphragms; flat brass bracket supports drawtube; continental style objective. Wooden box features supports with green felt lining; 2 X glass slides; 1 X cardboard box containing slide covers. |
Catalog number |
2014.001.011 |
Year Range from |
1831 |
Year Range to |
1859 |
Notes |
The mirror of this device is very clear. The objective and eyepiece are both present. The stage moves along the arm while the tube remains stationary. There is a ring of diaphragms below the stage. The device has a round base with a cloth lined bottom. The finish is quite clean. The stage is painted and there is some minor corrosion. Chevalier produced microscopes from his Palais Royal workshop between 1831 and 1859. |
Lexicon category |
5: T&E For Science & Technology |
Lexicon sub-category |
Optical T&E |
Collection |
Benyo Microscope Collection |
Search Terms |
microscope Microscopy Europe European European microscope monocular Compound France French |
Accession number |
2014.001 |