Microscope, compound / case

Description

'Adams Universal' compound microscope in brass, with ten single lens objectivesand accessories in a case, signed by Dollond of London, 1820 - 1835

Museum reference

T.1979.42

Collection

History of Science

Object name

Microscope, compound / case

Production information

Dollond and Co., 1750 - 1927
London, England, Northern Europe

Date

1820 - 1835

Materials

Brass

Physical description

Brass

Associations

Arthur Frank Microscope Collection
Adams

Exhibitions

• Microscopes: Nature Revealed (29 Mar 2019 - 15 Sep 2019)
  National Museum of Scotland

References

Nuttall, R.H. (1979): "Microscopes from the Frank Collection 1800 - 1860"