Gould type pocket microscope

maker:
William Cary

Gould type pocket microscope, by William Cary, London, in mahogany case with accessories: 2 bone slides, tweezers, probe, ivory handled knife and probe, 3 objective lenses and hand lens and glass aquatic slide (modern ?), c. 1830

Details

Category:
Microscopes
Object Number:
1912-209
Materials:
copper (alloy), iron, ivory, bone, glass, mica, wood (unidentified) and textile
Measurements:
overall (closed): 35 mm x 100 mm x 75 mm, ,
overall (assembled): 170 mm x 100 mm x 150 mm, , .18kg
type:
microscope
credit:
Court, Thomas Henry