General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

23

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

BRASS & GLASS CONSTRUCTION. IVORY SPECIMEN SLIDES & SOME MINOR FITTINGS. ALL IN MAHOGANY WOOD BOX; VELVET PADS & LINER IN LID. FLOCKED FABRIC LINER ON UNDERSIDE

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

28.7 cm

Width

16.5 cm

Height

8.2 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Physics

Category

Light & electromagnetic radiation

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Unknown

Country

England

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

PROBABLY C.1830S+

Canada

ORIGINALLY OWNED BY JOSEPH CROMWELL, OLS. JOHN MCLATCHIE WAS HIS APPRENTICE IN 1864-SEE MCLATCHIE COLLECTION 780715-780753

Function

TO PROVIDE CLEAR, MAGNIFIED IMAGE OF A SMALL OBJECT VIEWED THROUGH IT

Technical

EXAMPLE OF WELL-MADE, QUALITY MICROSCOPE WITH ACCESSORIES

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 'TOP' INCISED (UPSIDE-DOWN) ON TWO SIDES OF TRIANGULAR COLLAR OF MICROSCOPE STAND/.3 '6' INCISED IN OBJECTIVE LENS/.5 '1' STAMPED IN LENS/.6 '2' STAMPED IN LENS/.7 '3' STAMPED IN LENS/.8 '4' STAMPED IN LENS/.9 '5' STAMPED IN LENS/.17 '42' ETCHED IN GLASS COVER ON ONE SIDE OF CELL/.18 '1' INCISED IN SPECIMEN SLIDE/.19 '2' INCISED IN SLIDE TRAY/.20 '3' INCISED IN TRAY/.21 '4' INCISED IN SLIDE TRAY/.22 '5' INCISED IN SLIDE TRAY/.23 '6' INCISED IN TRAY

Missing

BROKEN GLASS REMOVED FROM CASEPRESUMABLY WAS A GLASS SLIDE. ESCUTCHEON FOR KEYHOLE & COVER MISSING. From CA of 12/10/2001 by Matthew Bruce: Yes - one component seems to be missing due to empty slot in case

Finish

MOST BRASS SURFACES LACQUERED ON MICROSCOPE & ACCESSORIES. MAHOGANY BOX HAS BEEN VARNISHED; HAS A VENEERED COVER; BROWN VELVET LINING IN LID; GREEN & RED PLAID FABRIC LINER ON UNDERSIDE OF CASE

Decoration

N/A