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Description: | brass compound microscopes
Collection of microscopes and magnifying glasses, together with accompanying eyepieces, lenses, slides, tweezers and other accessories, manufactured from the early 18th century to the 20th century. The objects in the collection range from simple glass bead lenses mounted in card drums (Culpepper microscopes), decorated with ornate leather or shagreen (shark skin), the whole mounted on turned wooden tripod stands, to more complex compound brass microscopes in their own mahogany cases epitomising the skill of optical and mechanical engineers. Many of the microscopes are beautiful artefacts in their own right. The collection encompasses pocket and ladies' magnifying glasses and microscopes which can be disassembled into sections, collapsible prospect glasses and portable microscopes, a dissecting microscope with armrests, entomologists' microscopes with spikes for holding the specimens and a binocular stereo microscope. Many of the microscopes were made in High Holborn, London.
The collection is not normally on display but a selection of microscopes is currently displayed (autumn/winter 2006) following the British Association Festival of Science in Norwich. | Format: | 45 artefacts | Subjects: | Twentieth century Scientific research Natural history Microscopes Nineteenth century Eighteenth century Scientific equipment Optical instruments | Temporal: | 20th century - early 1900-1930 18th century - late 1776-1799 20th century - mid 1931-1970 19th century - early Victorian 1837-1850 18th century - mid 1730-1775 19th century - early 1800-1836 18th century - early 1700-1730 19th century - late Victorian 1876-1899 19th century - mid Victorian 1851-1875 | Source: | Cornucopia - Discovering UK Collections | FAX: | +44 (0)1603 493623 | Telephone: | +44 (0)1603 493625 | Identifier: | oai:www.cornucopia.org.uk:7626 | Format: | 45 artefacts | Go to resource |
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