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Title |
Compound monocular microscope |
Date |
1858 |
Description |
Compound monocular microscope; Ross style base; Jackson style limb; rectangular stage supported by dove tail from lower limb; stage worked by lever handle on right side; substage accessories held with sliding clutch; fully gimbaled plano concaved mirror attached to the tailpiece via extension arm and sliding collar; fine focus by lever micrometer applied to stage; coarse focus by rack and pinion applied to limb; base and limb are Japanned iron; tailpiece, stage, barrel and rackwork support are brass; signed on upper part of barrel: "J & W Grunow, New Haven, Ct. No. 125". |
Catalog number |
1406 |
Dimensions |
H-44 W-20 D-17 cm |
Manufacturer or Distributor |
J & W Grunow, New Haven, CT |
Lexicon category |
5: T&E For Science & Technology |
Lexicon sub-category |
Optical T&E |
People |
Cobb, Percy W(ells) Maynard, Alleyn (1819-1890) |
Search Terms |
microscope Microscopy monocular Compound America American |
Depth (cm) |
17.000 |
Height (cm) |
44.000 |
Accession number |
1406 |