German Cuff-Type Microscope

Title

Description

The cuff-style compound microscope stands on a large oak base with a drawer. The brass microscope is connected to the base by 4 splayed short legs, one of which is connected to the sub-stage plano-concave mirror set in a gimbal. The instrument has a rectangular pillar which is connected to the screw adjustment controlled by the thumbscrew at the top of the pillar. The decorative sculptural triform stage has a circular cut out and attachment which is spring loaded to hold the slides. The instrument comes with a small bulls-eye condenser and specimen holder which connect to the stage via a pin. The body-tube is held by the arm which allows the body-tube to be adjusted by sliding it closer or further from the stage. The instrument can also be used as a simple microscope by detaching the nosepiece attachment and using it to examine specimens. An addition to the nosepiece of the body-tube allows the instrument to be used as a compound or simple microscope by removing the attachment or sliding the slide above the objective lens. The addition is spring-loaded which secures the slide in place. The eye piece has a protective cover which slides out of place. The base has one draw which holds the microscopes accessories and slides.

The microscope comes with the following accessories: 1 stage bulls-eye condenser, 1 stage specimen holder and 1 bone slide.

Condition:

Cosmetically: The brass and sub-stage mirror is in good condition, with minimal marks from age and use. The bases lower trim is coming loose.

Optically: The lenses are clear and functional.

Mechanically: The microscope is functional.

Subject

Microscopes

Creator

Unsigned

Source

Dean Reynold's Microscope Collection Powerpoint, The Great Age of the Microscope: The Collection of the Royal Microscopical Society Through 150 years (1989,) p. 51.

Publisher

UNC Charlotte

Date

Circa 1770

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: 14 1/4" closed, 14 1/2" extended (without base), 17 3/4" closed, 18" extended (including base)
Base: 7 1/4" x 7 1/4" x 3 1/4"

Language

N/A

Type

Three-dimensional object

Identifier

180522

Coverage

Germany

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