Compound monocular microscope

Object detail

Maker

Thomas Armstrong & Brother Ltd (estab. 1825, closed 1965)

Date

Circa 1870

Medium

wood, velvet, brass, glass, paint

Measurements

15.5 x 26 x 18.5 cm (microscope)
31.8 x 16.3 x 13.8 cm (case)

Accession Number

MHM00051

Credit line

previously The University of Melbourne Collection, source unknown, 1969

Inscriptions

maker's mark ▫ on foot: 'ARMSTRONG & BRO 88 DEANSGATE MANCHESTER' ▫ MHM00051.2 - objective lens
name/inscriptions ▫ on objective: '2 in' ▫ MHM00051.2 - objective lens

Object Type

equipment
instruments/microscopes

Medical History Museum Category

Scientific Equipment

Museum

Medical History Museum

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