overall: 27.5 cm x 15.6 cm x 16.6 cm; 10 13/16 in x 6 5/32 in x 6 17/32 in
Object Name:
microscope
Other Terms:
microscope; Monocular; Compound
Place made:
United States: New York, Rochester
Associated place:
United States: New York, Rochester
Date made:
1882
Description:
This is a compound monocular with coarse and fine focus, trunnion, square stage, and support for sub-stage diaphragm and for mirror. The tube and trunnions are nickel; the arm and the curvaceous Y-shaped foot are Japanned cast iron; the stage is glass. The eyepiece is missing. The inscription on the tube reads “BAUSCH & LOMB OPTICAL CO. / ROCHESTER. N.Y.” The donor identified this as a Model F made around 1882.