"Jumbo" compound monocular microscopes

Made:
1850-1864 in Dundee
maker:
George Lowden

The 'Jumbo' microscope, standing about 4 feet tall, made by G. Lowden of 25 Union Street, Dundee for the 1862 exhibition

Details

Category:
Microscopy (Wellcome)
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A56557
Materials:
glass, metal (unknown), copper (alloy), brass (copper, zinc alloy), iron and paint
Measurements:
overall: 1105 mm x 835 mm x 260 mm, ,
type:
compound monocular microscopes
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)