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Drum Compound Microscope

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Title

Drum Compound Microscope

Description

The drum compound microscope is made from lacquered brass. The design of the instrument is French and was used by scientists and students in the field as it's compact size made it easy to use outside the laboratory. The focusing is done by moving the draw-tube closer or further away from the fixed circular stage. The substage mirror is one-sided and is plano-concave. The base is weighted in order to balance the microscope.

Condition:

Cosmetically: The lacquered brass is heavily stained and marked from use. The substage mirror is also stained.
Optically: The lenses are slightly stained but functional.
Mechanically: The substage mirror is only connected on one side and is not steady when moved. The eyepiece frame is slightly dented which means it is difficult to screw into the bodytube.

Subject

Microscopes

Creator

Unsigned

Source

Dean Reynolds Microscope Collection Powerpoint.
http://www.etesseract.com/Microscopy/Microscopy.html

Publisher

UNC Charlotte

Date

c. 1860-1900

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: 6" closed, 8" extended.

Language

N/A

Type

Three-dimensional object

Identifier

070414a

Coverage

France

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