Culpeper-Type Compound Microscope, London, c. 1730 | |
| Object is on display. | |
| Inventory Number: | 39546 |
| Object Type: | Object |
| Persons: | Edmund Culpeper |
| Date Created: | c.1730 |
| Place Created: | London England United Kingdom Europe |
| Accession Number: | 1970-101/part |
| Brief Description: | A tripod stand with straight turned brass legs on turned wooden base supports the stage. The tooled green vellum body tube fits into the black leather-covered body sleeve. On top is a turned wooden eyepiece mount. |
| Primary Inscriptions: | none |
| Provenance: | Lent by the Royal Microscopical Society in 1970. |
| Collection Group: | Royal Microscopical Society Collection |
| Material(s): |
wood leather vellum |
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