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White and Barr Microscope

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Title

White and Barr Microscope

Description

The compound monocular microscope is made from lacquered brass and mounted on trunnions. The microscope has a Y-shaped base which is mounted on a wooden platform. The microscope has coarse focusing via rack and pinion which is controlled by a thumbscrew located on the side of the support pillar. The support pillar is connected to the body-tube and the square stage is fixed. A polarizer is screwed into the bottom of the stage; however, there is no substage mirror present on the microscope. The fitted mahogany case has a brass carry handle. The two interior accessories drawers have ivory handles and there are two circular wooden cutouts to hold the objective canisters. The case has a functional lock but no key is present with the microscope.

The microscope comes with the following accessories: 2 ocular lenses, 2 objectives with brass canisters.

Condition:

Cosmetically: The lacquered brass is in good condition with only slight signs of age. The base is loosely attached to the wooden platform and does come loose at times.

Optically: The lenses are clear and functional.
Mechanically: The microscope is functional.

Subject

Microscopes

Creator

White and Barr

Source

http://fp.optics.arizona.edu/antiques/Microscope/Calalogue/M06/M06.htm
Dean Reynold's Microscope Collection Powerpoint

Publisher

UNC Charlotte

Date

c. 1850-1875

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 1/2" closed, 17" extended.
Case: 15 1/2" x 7 1/4" x 7 1/2"

Language

N/A

Type

Three-dimensional object

Identifier

071015

Coverage

Glasgow, Scotland

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