Microscope, compound / case / microscope accessory / sample / mi

Description

Compound microscope made by J. Finlayson, Edinburgh, 1743, with an ebony stand with a divided drawer containing several accessories, in a mahogany case with a drawer containing mineral samples

Museum reference

T.1928.88

Collection

History of Science

Object name

Microscope, compound / case / microscope accessory / sample / mi

Production information

Finlayson, John, 1743 - 1747 (fl.), Instrument maker
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, Northern Europe

Date

1743

Materials

Brass, Ebony, Glass, Mahogany, Metal, Iron, Papier-mâché, Ivory