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Drum Compound Microscope

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Title

Drum Compound Microscope

Description

The drum compound microscope is made of 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. Coarse focus functions by moving the body-tube closer or further away from the specimen platform via a sliding mechanism operated by a thumbscrew. There is also a concave sub-stage mirror located at the bottom of the microscope. The "coffin-style" mahogany case has compartments for the microscope, slides and accessories. There was a small, decorative plaque on the top of the lid, however, it is no longer attached to the case. The case is secured via a lock and key; however, the key is not present with the microscope.

The microscope comes with the following accessories: 7 slides with specimens (1 glass, 6 bone), brass forceps, stage forceps (however they don't seem to be for this microscope), 6 objective lenses (stamped 1 to 6), bullseye condenser, 2 live boxes with specimens, 2 glass bottles filled with rocks, a live box filled with specimens, and small parchment containing notes.

Condition:

Cosmetically: There is some rust on the microscope and other metal equipment.
Optically: Cracks are visible on the glass of the live box.
Mechanically: The microscope is functional.

Subject

Microscopes

Creator

Unsigned

Source

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

Publisher

UNC Charlotte

Date

Circa 1840

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: 9 3/4" closed, 13" extended
Case: 10 3/4" x 5 1/2" x 3"

Language

N/A

Type

Three-dimensional object

Identifier

100610

Coverage

Unknown

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