Baker Objective Canister

Item

Title

Baker Objective Canister

Description

The brass canister has a screw top which has the "1/4in Baker London" etched in a cursive font. The canister would be used to hold an objective lens which would be screwed into the lid and then screwed into the canister. The canister also has "1/4" etched into the bottom.
Condition:

Cosmetically: The canister has marks and stains from age and use on the exterior and interior.
Optically: N/A
Mechanically: The canister is functional.

Subject

Microscope Accessory

Creator

Charles Baker

Source

Dean Reynold's Microscope Collection Powerpoint

Publisher

UNC Charlotte

Date

c. 1850-1870

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

Canister: 2 1/4" tall

Language

N/A

Type

Three-dimensional object

Identifier

091025

Coverage

244 High Holborn, London, England

Item sets

Microscopes

Tags

Brass
Objective Canister
Microscope Accessory
Charles Baker
English
19th century
British