Drum Compound Microscope · Atkins Library: Exhibits

Drum Compound Microscope

Item

Title

Drum Compound Microscope

Description

The drum compound microscope is made from lacquered brass. The style was manufactured in France, Germany and England and sold throughout the United States and Europe. Many of the microscopes manufactured using this design were unsigned due to the huge quantities sold by various makers. The microscope consists of a body tube suspended by a tubular base above a circular specimen platform. The body tube is moved closer or further away from the specimen platform to coarse focus via a sliding mechanism. There is also a concave substage mirror located in the bottom of the microscope, which can be seen through a circular cut out. The "coffin-style" wooden case has compartment for the microscope and slides. The case is secured with two swing hooks. The microscope comes with the following accessories: 3 cardboard prepared slides.

Condition:

Cosmetically: The lacquered brass has stains from age and use.
Optically: Some stains on the ocular lens but it is still functional.
Mechanically: The thumbscrew to adjust the substage mirror is stiff.

Subject

Microscopes

Creator

Unsigned

Source

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

Publisher

UNC Charlotte

Date

c. 1850-1900

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 1/2" closed, 8 1/4" extended.
Case: 7" x 2 3/4" x 2 1/2"

Language

N/A

Type

Three-dimensional object

Identifier

070428

Coverage

France

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