Microscope
date: label: date made
content: 1760-1773
name: label: maker
content: Nairne, Edward
notes: label: Description
content: This is a compound monocular with side pillar, focusing screw and sub-stage mirror that fits into and flips up from a rectangular wooden chest that also holds extra lenses, slides and other accessories. The “NAIRNE INVT ET FECIT LONDON” inscription on the stage refers to Edward Nairne, a prolific optician and instrument maker who began in business around 1750, who introduced this type of chest microscope around 1760, and began trading as Nairne & Blunt in 1773.
label: Description
content: Ref: <i>Directions how to use the Compound Microscope, as Made and Sold by Edward Nairne, at the Golden Spectacles fronting the North-Gate of the Royal-Exchange, London</i>.
label: Description
content: <i>Description and Use of the Compound Microscope, As made and sold by Edward Nairne, At No. 20 in Cornhill, Opposite the Royal Exchange, London</i>.
label: Description
content: D. J. Warner, “Edward Nairne: Scientist and Instrument Maker,” <i>Rittenhouse</i> 12 (1998): 65-93.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United Kingdom: England, London
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
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: MG.M-12345
label: accession number
content: 282176
label: catalog number
content: M-12345
objectType: label: Object Name
content: microscope
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal (case material)
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content: textile (case material)
label: Physical Description
content: glass (microscope material)
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content: brass (microscope material)
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content: wood (case material)
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content: ivory (slides material)
label: Measurements
content: microscope: 34.9 cm x 10.3 cm x 11.8 cm; 13 3/4 in x 4 1/16 in x 4 5/8 in
label: Measurements
content: case: 16.4 cm x 28.3 cm x 16 cm; 6 7/16 in x 11 1/8 in x 6 5/16 in