Live Box

Item

Title

Live Box

Description

The live box is made from a brass plate with a brass cylinder mounted on it with a glass lens. The glass lens is mounted on blackened brass. The specimen would be placed on the circluar glass for observation on a microscopes stage.
Condition:

Cosmetically: The brass has signs of age and wear.
Optically: The lens is 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. 1800s

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

Live Box: 2 1/4" x 1"

Language

N/A

Type

Three-dimensional object

Identifier

100717

Coverage

Unknown

Item sets

Microscopes

Tags

Microscope Accessory
Brass
Live Box
Accessories
glass
19th century