Bullseye Condenser

Item

Title

Bullseye Condenser

Description

The bullseye condenser is made from brass and has a plano-convex lens. The instrument has a circular base which is weighted and a thumbscrew-style end on the arm to help maneuver the condenser lens. The instrument would have been used to direct light onto a specimen for observation from a candle or lamp. The words "BROADHURST CLARKSON & Co, 63 FARRINGDON ROAD LONDON E. C." are etched into the base. 
Condition:

Cosmetically: The brass is in good condition.
Optically: The lens has some marks from age but is functional and in good condition.
Mechanically: The instrument is functional.

Subject

Microscope Accessory

Creator

Broadhurst Clarkson

Source

Dean Reynold's Microscope Collection Powerpoint

Publisher

UNC Charlotte

Date

c. 1850s

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

5" tall

Language

English

Type

Three-dimensional object

Identifier

090417

Coverage

63 Farringdon Road, London, England

Item sets

Microscopes

Tags

Microscope Accessory
19th century
Brass
glass
Broadhurst Clarkson Co. Glass
English
British