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Title |
Nuremberg microscope, 2nd form |
Date |
1800-1850 |
Description |
Nuremberg Toymaker's microscope; rectangular box for base; single mirror with wooden casing attached by two wooden buttons inside lower section of box; two slits on sides of box for sliders; cardboard tube with wooden rings fixed to box; branded on base "J" in a heart shaped outline. |
Catalog number |
1979.009.001 |
Year Range from |
1800 |
Year Range to |
1850 |
Notes |
Photograph #3 was is listed as created in 2004 but the original was shot c.1990. In 2004 the 35mm slides were scanned photos added in Past Perfect. |
Dimensions |
H-26.5 W-7 D-7 cm |
Lexicon category |
5: T&E For Science & Technology |
Lexicon sub-category |
Optical T&E |
People |
Glasser, Otto 1895-1964 Ehrenberg, Heinrick Hans Christian v. Ehrenberg, Albert Karl Franz v. 1818 - 1891 |
Search Terms |
Toy Microscope German Germany microscope Microscopy Europe European European microscope continental microscope Continental style microscope monocular Compound |
Depth (cm) |
7.000 |
Height (cm) |
26.500 |
Accession number |
1979.009 |