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Description |
Copy of a Cuff type microscope, most likely by Replica Rara; stage is signed "J. Cuff Londini"; wooden base contains a drawer of instruments; rectangular arm screwed down into the corner of the base; round extension of the base supports the rotating mirror; a curved arm serves as an additional support behind the main arm; cruciform stage has a central hole over the mirror; a pair of slide holding forceps mounts in a slot to one side, while a condensor mounts in another slot; fine adjustment by a knob at the top of the arm; a hanging loop holds the drawtube; eyepiece has a sliding hatch to cover the lens when not in use; objectives are stored inside of the drawer beneath the device. |
Catalog number |
2014.001.007 |
Notes |
This all brass device sits atop a wooden base with a drawer both of which are very new though there are some small marks on the corner. The stage has a magnifying lens attached to it. The device has an attached eyepiece and objective. The mirror is quite clear. The tube rests inside a mounting arm. There is a mount around the tube. Inside of the box are a drawer with 6x botanical slidess with preparations, 1x plastic brush (left in for cleaning), 5x objectives, 3x glass tubes, 1x lens, 1x lens case, 1x conical condensor, 2 pair of tweezers in different sizes, 1x bone or ivory or plastic cylinder containing slide components, 1x glass piece, round, 1x slide forcep in mounting arm, and 1x plastic disc. |
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 Compound monocular Britain England English |
Accession number |
2014.001 |