Objective Magnifier

Item

Title

Objective Magnifier

Description

The small magnifier is made from brass and glass. The magnifier consists of two magnifying lenses in a circular casing. The instrument could also be a microscope lens; however, the instrument consists of an ocular and objective lens and can work as a magnifier by itself.
Condition:

Cosmetically: The brass is in good condition with some signs of use.
Optically: The lenses have some marks but are functional.
Mechanically: The instrument is functional.

Subject

Magnifier Glass

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

Objective Magnifier:1" tall

Language

N/A

Type

Three-dimensional object

Identifier

100801

Coverage

Unknown

Item sets

Microscopes

Tags

Brass
glass
Objective
Magnifier
19th century
Microscope Accessory
Compound