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Cary-Gould Pocket Microscope

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Cary-Gould Pocket Microscope

Description

The compound microscope is signed by "Cary of London" on the pillar and is made from brass. The microscope can be dissembled to fit into its small, fitted case. The pillar of the microscope is screwed into the front interior of the case. The gimbaled one-sided substage mirror is attached via a pin to the bottom of the pillar. The arm can be secured to the top of the pillar by sliding it into an attachment. Similarly to the substage mirror, the circular stage is attached via a pin into an attachment on the pillar. The fixed stage also has a section for dissecting forceps; however, only the hinge is present with the instrument. The attachment controls the coarse focusing by rack and pinion via a thumbscrew on the side of the microscope. The objective lenses screw into the bottom of the body-tube which is then screwed into the arm of the microscope.The arm was manufactured by UNC Charlotte College of Engineering on March 15, 2010. The mahogany case contains compartments that hold the dissembled parts of the microscope. The interior of the case is lined with worn, purple velvet. Two swinging brass hooks secure the case.

The microscope comes with the following accessories: 1 hinged piece (most likely for stage forceps), 1 iron pin (which is too big to fit any of the holes,) and 1 objective lens.

Condition

Cosmetically: The substage mirror is broken and stained by age. The brass is stained from age and use.

Optically: The eyepiece and objective are slightly marked but functional.

Mechanically: The microscope is functional.

Subject

Microscopes

Creator

William Cary of London

Source

Dean Reynold's Microscope Collection Powerpoint
http://microscopist.net/GouldC.html
http://golubcollection.berkeley.edu/19th/80.html

Publisher

UNC Charlotte

Date

c. 1830-1850

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

Microscope: 6 1/2" (including case,) 5 1/2" (excluding case.)

Language

English

Type

Three-dimensional object

Identifier

100118

Coverage

London, England

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