Stanhope Pocket Microscope · Atkins Library: Exhibits

Stanhope Pocket Microscope

Item

Title

Stanhope Pocket Microscope

Description

The pocket microscope is set in a bone frame. Invented by the third Earl of Stanhope, the Stanhope lens is moderately powerful and was used to inspect specimens or read small prints. This type of lens was used in "Stanhopes," small objects with micro-photographs inside to be viewed through the lens. These instruments were used mainly as novelty items.

Condition:

Cosmetically: The bone frame is well preserved with only some discoloration due to age.
Optically: There are some scratches to Stanhope lens (especially on the flat side) which creates a cloudy image.
Mechanically: The microscope is functional.

Subject

Microscope

Creator

Unsigned

Source

Dean Reynolds' Microscope Collection Powerpoint.
http://www.stanhopes.info/who_made_stanhopes.html

Publisher

UNC Charlotte

Date

c. 1800-1850

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

4.5cm tall, 2cm wide

Language

N/A

Type

Three-dimensional object

Identifier

111208

Coverage

Unknown

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