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Maker:
Bausch & Lomb Optical Company  Search this
Physical Description:
nickle (overall material)
steel (overall material)
brass (overall material)
glass (overall material)
black (overall color)
Measurements:
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.
Location:
Currently not on view
Subject:
Science & Scientific Instruments  Search this
Credit Line:
Bausch & Lomb Optical Company
ID Number:
MG.M-12192
Accession number:
272522
Catalog number:
M-12192
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Medicine and Science: Medicine
Microscopes
Science & Mathematics
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a9-258d-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1060239