|
Date: |
|
Description: | A large and heavy microscope contained in a hinged wooden box with a metal handle. The microscope consists of an "L" shaped metal base. On the lower branch there is a thick piece of frosted glass. At the top there is a bar which the microscope can slide along. The microscope barrel can be rotated to point towards the glass or parallel to the bar. There is a vernier scale along the side and a magnifying glass. The eye piece of the microscope has a number and university mark. A metal plate on the back gives makers name and instrument number.
Acquisition source: Satrosphere | License: | http://www.abdn.ac.uk/historic/Copyright_terms_conditions.shtml | Publisher: | ABDNP University of Aberdeen, Natural Philosophy Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments | Rights holder: | 47718 | Temporal: | 1900-1990 | Source: | University of Aberdeen | Creator: | THE PRECISION TOOL & INSTRUMENT CO. LTD. | Identifier: | http://calms.abdn.ac.uk/Geology/dserve.e... | Go to resource |
|
|