Microscope
date: label: date made
content: mid 19th century
notes: label: Description
content: Compound monocular microscope with several objectives, and a sub-stage mirror that fits onto one leg of the trileg base. The whole fits into a wooden case covered with leather.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: Subject
content: Science & Scientific Instruments
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content: Medicine and Science: Medicine
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content: Microscopes
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content: Science & Mathematics
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Worchester Polytechnic Institute, Department of Physics
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1988.0023.01
label: catalog number
content: 1988.0023.01
label: accession number
content: 1988.0023
objectType: label: Object Name
content: microscope
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: glass (microscope material)
label: Physical Description
content: leather (case material)
label: Physical Description
content: velvet (case material)
label: Physical Description
content: metal (case material)
label: Physical Description
content: glass (disjoint parts material)
label: Physical Description
content: ivory (disjoint parts material)
label: Physical Description
content: metal (disjoint parts material)
label: Physical Description
content: brass (microscope material)
label: Physical Description
content: wood (case material)
label: Physical Description
content: brass (disjoint parts material)
label: Measurements
content: case: 6.8 cm x 26.9 cm x 17.5 cm; 2 11/16 in x 10 9/16 in x 6 7/8 in
label: Measurements
content: overall: 27.2 cm x 17.2 cm x 10.8 cm; 10 11/16 in x 6 3/4 in x 4 1/4 in