Collection

Direct vision grating pocket microscope with adjustable slit

Made:
1890-1900 in Whitefield
maker:
Thomas Thorp

Direct vision grating pocket microscope with adjustable slit made by T. Thorp, Manchester, with case, 1890-1900.

Details

Category:
Optics
Object Number:
1900-123
type:
spectroscope - direct vision and diffraction grating - transmission
credit:
Thorp, T.

Parts

Case for direct vision grating pocket microscope

Case for direct vision grating pocket microscope

Leather covered wooden case with velvet lining for direct vision grating pocket microscope by T. Thorp, Manchester, England, 1801-1900

Measurements:
overall: 33 mm x 106 mm x 31 mm, .026kg
Materials:
leatherette , brass (copper, zinc alloy) and textile
Object Number:
1900-123 Pt2
type:
instrument case

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