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Marratt & Short Compound Microscope

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Title

Marratt & Short Compound Microscope

Description

Marratt & Short compound brass microscope is mounted on a wooden platform. The monocular microscope is signed on the stand "MARRATT & SHORT 63 King Willm Str. LONDON BRIDGE". Marratt & Short were opticians who offered sight testing and constructed artificial eyes as well as scientific instruments. The microscope has a Y-shaped foot, which stands on a wooden platform. The substage mirror is concave and attached to the lower limb of the microscope. The body-tube screws into an attachment on the top of the limb. The microscope focuses via a rack and pinion adjustment, operated by thumb screws on either side of the limb. The stage has a slide holder that can be adjusted via sliding. The microscope can be dissembled to fit inside the case. The mahogany case has a brass carrying handle, working key and lock, and interior slide drawers.

The microscope comes with following accessories: 1 unmarked eyepiece, 1 unmarked objective, 1 unmarked case for objective, 1 stage forceps, 1 bull-eye condenser, 1 ivory dissecting knife, 16 slides (few damaged.) Letter included by the curator - (Robert Cordy of Carmel, CA) - "that the microscope is fitted within a single lens rather than the more common three lens attachment. This means that is predates the common variety and is therefore more desirable from a collector's standpoint."

Condition

Optically: Optics are clear with marks or scratches.

Cosmetically: The lacquered brass is in good condition with little strains from use or age. The concave mirror is in good condition.

Mechanically: The microscope is fully functional.

Subject

Microscopes

Creator

Marratt & Short

Source

Dean Reynold's Microscope Collection Powerpoint.
http://www.bononiaemicroscope.com/en/the-microscopes/england/32-marratt-short.html

Publisher

UNC Charlotte

Date

c. 1860

Contributor

Laura Burgess

Rights

Texts and images from this collection may not be used for any commercial purpose without prior permission from the Graduate Office, UNC Charlotte.

Relation

N/A

Format

Microscope: 13" closed, 15 1/2" extended.
Base: 6" x 5"
Case: 10 1/2" x 6 3/4" x 5 1/2"

Language

N/A

Type

Three-dimensional object

Identifier

080518

Coverage

63 King William Street, London Bridge, England

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