Simple Field Microscope
Item
Title
Simple Field Microscope
Description
This Georgian miniature brass field microscope has a turned ivory handle, specimen pin, and a pair of lenses that screws into the top. The lens arm and handle are hinged to the slotted bar so that the instrument can be folded and fitted into a small case. Popular during the nineteenth century, this microscope is similar to a model produced by W & S Jones, a successful British optician, and manufacturer of scientific instruments. The finish on the microscope is lacquered brass. The microscope has a fitted papier-mâché case that is painted black.
Condition:
Optically: The magnifying glass is in good condition with no damage.
Cosmetically: The ivory handle has chip and small crack in it as well as some marks on the brass lacquered finish.
Mechanically: All the pivot joints are tight and functioning.
Optically: The magnifying glass is in good condition with no damage.
Cosmetically: The ivory handle has chip and small crack in it as well as some marks on the brass lacquered finish.
Mechanically: All the pivot joints are tight and functioning.
Subject
Microscopes
Creator
Unsigned
Source
Dean Reynolds' Microscope Collection Powerpoint
Publisher
UNC Charlotte
Date
c. 1800-1850
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: 3 1/2" extended, 2 3/8" closed
Case: 3 1/2" x 1 1/4" x 1"
Case: 3 1/2" x 1 1/4" x 1"
Language
N/A
Type
Three-dimensional object
Identifier
081126
Coverage
Unknown