Stage Forceps

Item

Title

Stage Forceps

Description

The stage forceps/specimen holder is made from brass. The instrument would be attached to a microscope/stage for holding the chosen specimen in any position under a microscope. There is a cork encased in brass at one end which would have been used by sticking a needle/pin in the cork and picking up a specimen for observation. The arm rotates and swivels on a ball joint in the center. There are two small turning screws which open and close the tweezers holder.
Condition:

Cosmetically: The instrument is in good condition with minor surface marks
Optically: N/A
Mechanically: The instrument is functional.

Subject

Microscope Accessory

Creator

Unsigned

Source

Dean Reynold's Microscope Collection Powerpoint

Publisher

UNC Charlotte

Date

c. 1900

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 Accessory: 7" tall

Language

N/A

Type

Three-dimensional object

Identifier

100421

Coverage

Unknown

Item sets

Microscopes

Tags

Microscope Accessory
Forceps
Stage Forcep
Brass
Unsigned
20th Century