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Pocket Microscope
Item
Title
Pocket Microscope
Description
The microscope is made from brass. The instrument can be closed and extended to reveal two square cutouts on either side of the microscope. In the middle section, a specimen can be placed through the cutout for observation. The presence of an ocular lens, magnifying lens (in the center) and a lens at the bottom of the instrument allows it to also function as a telescope.
Condition:
Cosmetically: The brass shows signs of age and wear in the lower section.
Optically: The lens have some marks but are overall functional.
Mechanically: The instrument is functional.
Subject
Microscopes
Creator
Unsigned
Source
Dean Reynold's Microscope Collection Powerpoint
Publisher
UNC Charlotte
Date
Circa 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
Microscope/Telescope: 2" closed, 3 3/4" extended
Language
N/A
Type
Three-dimensional object
Identifier
100411
Coverage
Unknown
Item sets
Microscopes
Tags
Brass
Pocket
Microscope
Telescope
glass
Unsigned
19th century
Monocular
Compound
