Australian Optical Co. LTD. Compound Microscope

Object detail

Maker

Australian Optical Co. LTD (estab. 1928, closed 1956)

Lawrence Dickens Colechin (b.1895, d.1951)

Other Maker

0 - Whole

Date

(1947-1948)

Medium

metal, glass, paint

Measurements

32 x 17 x 12.5 cm

Accession Number

MHM00054

Credit line

gift of Professor H C Bolton

Inscriptions

maker's mark ▫ on the body tube: 'L.D.C. AUSTRALIAN OPTICAL CO. LTD.MELBOURNE. No 40539' ▫ 0 - Whole
specifications/maker's mark ▫ on objective: 'L.D.C. 16M/M 0.25 10 x No 176.' ▫ 0 - Whole
specifications/maker's mark ▫ on objective: 'L.D.C. 4 M/M 0.74 42xNo 95.' ▫ 0 - Whole
specifications/maker's mark ▫ on eyepiece: '6 x' ▫ 0 - Whole

Object Type

equipment
instruments/microscopes

Medical History Museum Category

Scientific Equipment

Museum

Medical History Museum

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