Compressor Lever
Item
Title
Compressor Lever
Description
A compressor lever was designed to contain living (and moving) specimens for observation under a microscope. The thick brass plate connects to a swivel arm which provides a pivot for a bar that holds at one end a glass disk in a gimbal. The other end has a screw with a knurled knob that provides the leverage to press the glass disc down on the thick glass disc held in the plate with the specimen sandwiched between discs.
Condition:
Cosmetically: The brass has some stains and marks from age and use.
Optically: The lenses are clear and functional.
Mechanically: The instrument is functional.
Cosmetically: The brass has some stains and marks from age and use.
Optically: The lenses are clear and functional.
Mechanically: The instrument is functional.
Subject
Microscope Accessory
Creator
Unsigned
Source
Dean Reynold's Microscope Collection Powerpoint
Publisher
UNC Charlotte
Date
c. 1840
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
Compressor Lever: 3 1/2" x 3 1/4"
Language
N/A
Type
Three-dimensional object
Identifier
100504b
Coverage
Unknown