Screw-barrel MIcroscope by Edmund Culpeper, 1728-1730

Made:
1728-1730 in London
maker:
Edmund Culpeper
Microscope, Wilson-type screw-barrel microscope, signed

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Microscope, Wilson-type screw-barrel microscope, signed
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Microscope, Wilson-type screw-barrel microscope, signed, made by Edmund Culpeper (active 1700-1737) about 1728-1730, four objective lenses with ivory covers, two objective lenses without covers, specimen holder (marked E.C./fecit), ivory-cased magnifying lens, ivory box containing mica slipcovers, small ivory handle (broken off) [shagreen case, two glass test tubes, four ivory slides with leather case and brass specimen slide are missing]

Details

Category:
Microscopes
Object Number:
1918-70
Materials:
brass (copper, zinc alloy), metal, iron, steel, ivory, glass, mica and leather
Measurements:
overall: 50 mm x 94 mm x 29 mm, , .13kg
type:
wilson microscope
credit:
Court, Thomas Henry