Compressor Lever

Item

Title

Compressor Lever

Description

A compressor lever was designed to contain living (and moving) specimens for observation under a microscope. The thick brass plate connects to a swivel arm which provides a pivot for a bar that holds at one end a glass disk in a gimbal. The other end has a screw with a knurled knob that provides the leverage to press the glass disc down on the thick glass disc held in the plate with the specimen sandwiched between discs.
Condition:

Cosmetically: The brass has some stains and marks from age and use.
Optically: The lenses are clear and functional.
Mechanically: The instrument is functional.

Subject

Microscope Accessory

Creator

Unsigned

Source

Dean Reynold's Microscope Collection Powerpoint

Publisher

UNC Charlotte

Date

c. 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

Compressor Lever: 3 1/2" x 3 1/4"

Language

N/A

Type

Three-dimensional object

Identifier

100504b

Coverage

Unknown

Item sets

Microscopes

Tags

Brass
Compressor Lever
Microscope Accessory
glass
Unsigned
19th century