Microscope
date: label: date made
content: nineteenth century
notes: label: Description
content: Unusual compound monocular microscope that fits into and stands on a wooden box. The tube is supported by two poles, one at either side. Focusing is achieved by moving the stage relative to the optics rather than vice versa. It is similar to but slightly larger than MG*281267.11.1. It belonged to Thomas Jefferson Boynton (1830-1872), a Missouri lawyer who served as a Federal Court judge at Key West, Florida, during the Civil War.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: Subject
content: Science & Scientific Instruments
setName: label: See more items in
content: Medicine and Science: Medicine
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of C. D. Gull
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1987.0556.01.2
label: catalog number
content: 1987.0556.01.2
label: accession number
content: 1987.0556
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Microscope
label: Other Terms
content: Microscope; Monocular
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal, brass (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: hard rubber (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: glass (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: average spatial: 24.1 cm x 11.2 cm x 8.1 cm; 9 1/2 in x 4 7/16 in x 3 3/16 in