Stanhope Pocket Microscope
Item
Title
Stanhope Pocket Microscope
Description
The pocket microscope is set in a bone frame. Invented by the third Earl of Stanhope, the Stanhope lens is moderately powerful and was used to inspect specimens or read small prints. This type of lens was used in "Stanhopes," small objects with micro-photographs inside to be viewed through the lens. These instruments were used mainly as novelty items.
Condition:
Cosmetically: The bone frame is well preserved with only some discoloration due to age.
Optically: There are some scratches to Stanhope lens (especially on the flat side) which creates a cloudy image.
Mechanically: The microscope is functional.
Cosmetically: The bone frame is well preserved with only some discoloration due to age.
Optically: There are some scratches to Stanhope lens (especially on the flat side) which creates a cloudy image.
Mechanically: The microscope is functional.
Subject
Microscope
Creator
Unsigned
Source
Dean Reynolds' Microscope Collection Powerpoint.
http://www.stanhopes.info/who_made_stanhopes.html
http://www.stanhopes.info/who_made_stanhopes.html
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
4.5cm tall, 2cm wide
Language
N/A
Type
Three-dimensional object
Identifier
111208
Coverage
Unknown