White and Barr Microscope
Item
Title
White and Barr Microscope
Description
The compound monocular microscope is made from lacquered brass and mounted on trunnions. The microscope has a Y-shaped base which is mounted on a wooden platform. The microscope has coarse focusing via rack and pinion which is controlled by a thumbscrew located on the side of the support pillar. The support pillar is connected to the body-tube and the square stage is fixed. A polarizer is screwed into the bottom of the stage; however, there is no substage mirror present on the microscope. The fitted mahogany case has a brass carry handle. The two interior accessories drawers have ivory handles and there are two circular wooden cutouts to hold the objective canisters. The case has a functional lock but no key is present with the microscope.
The microscope comes with the following accessories: 2 ocular lenses, 2 objectives with brass canisters.
Condition:
Cosmetically: The lacquered brass is in good condition with only slight signs of age. The base is loosely attached to the wooden platform and does come loose at times.
Optically: The lenses are clear and functional.
Mechanically: The microscope is functional.
Cosmetically: The lacquered brass is in good condition with only slight signs of age. The base is loosely attached to the wooden platform and does come loose at times.
Optically: The lenses are clear and functional.
Mechanically: The microscope is functional.
Subject
Microscopes
Creator
White and Barr
Source
http://fp.optics.arizona.edu/antiques/Microscope/Calalogue/M06/M06.htm
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Publisher
UNC Charlotte
Date
c. 1850-1875
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: 13 1/2" closed, 17" extended.
Case: 15 1/2" x 7 1/4" x 7 1/2"
Case: 15 1/2" x 7 1/4" x 7 1/2"
Language
N/A
Type
Three-dimensional object
Identifier
071015
Coverage
Glasgow, Scotland