Mechanical Finger with Box, by Bailey, London, 1874 | |||||||||||
| Inventory Number: | 66985 | ||||||||||
| Object Type: | | ||||||||||
| Persons: | John William Bailey | ||||||||||
| Date Created: | 1874 | ||||||||||
| Place Created: | London England United Kingdom Europe |
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| Accession Number: | 1970-101/part | ||||||||||
| Brief Description: | This apparatus fits on the nosepiece before the objective. The small forceps may be manipulated when holding a piece of card on which is stuck an eyelash to pick up diatoms. The apparatus is stored in a wooden box lined with blue velvet, behind a hinged compartment in the lid is stored four eyelash samples mounted on triangular pieces of card. | ||||||||||
| Primary Inscriptions: | .1: "Bailey / Fenchurch St" on collar. "R.M.S. No 56" on cylindrical arm
.2: Paper label on upper surface of box, handwritten in ink: "R. M. Society / Mechanical Finger / from / W. J. Suffolk / Nov 4th 1874"
Paper label on inside surface of box, handwritten in ink: "R.M.S. / From W. J. Suffolk Esq / Nov 4th 1874" | ||||||||||
| Provenance: | Deposited by the Royal Microscopical Society with their collection.
Presented by W.T. Suffolk, 4 November 1874 | ||||||||||
| Collection Group: | Royal Microscopical Society Collection | ||||||||||
| Material(s): |
copper alloy paint Steel Wood Paper Ink velvet Card adhesive hair | ||||||||||
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There are no associated narratives. | |||||||||||
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