Culpeper-Type Compound Microscope, c. 1800–20

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Culpeper-Type Compound Microscope, c. 1800–20
Original lacquered brass, 3 scrolled legs, separately-mounted concave mirror, rack-and-pinion coarse focusing to the tube, 1 screw-in eyepiece, 5 numbered objectives (all with lenses), on mahogany base with drawer, with reflected-light magnifier, Bonnani stage, fish plate, table condenser, Lieberkühn with silver mirror in a brass box, tube extension, tweezers, bone box for mica plates, total height 15 in., in matching pyramid-shaped mahogany case.

Culpeper-Typ-Messingmikroskop, um 1800–20
Original zaponiertes Messing, 3 geschwungene Beine, separat montierter Spiegel, Tisch mit Ausschnitt, Tubus mit Zahnstangentrieb, 1 verschraubtes Okular, 5 nummerierte Objektive (alle mit Linse), auf Mahagoni-Sockel mit Schublade, mit Auflichtlupe, Bonnani-Tisch, Fischplatte, Tischkondensor, Lieberkühn mit Silberspiegel in einer Messingdose, Tubusverlängerung, Pinzette, Dose aus Bein für Glimmerplättchen, Gesamthöhe 38 cm, in dazugehörendem pyramidenförmigem Mahagoni-Kasten.

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Culpeper-Type Compound Microscope, c. 1800–20

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