Soleil cuff type microscope
Daten.d.
Inventory Number1280
ClassificationMicroscope
Subject
Maker
Jean Baptiste François Soleil
1798 - 1878
Cultural Region
Place of Origin
Dimensions44 x 19 x 19 cm (17 5/16 x 7 1/2 x 7 1/2 in.)
Material
Accessorieseyepiece cap; frog plate; hoder only for stage forceps; scalpel; steel needle; tool holders (2)
DescriptionThis is a cuff type microscope designed by the French instrument maker, Jean Baptiste François Soleil. The microscope sits on a mahogany wooden base. There are two curved pillars on the front side, and a longer pillar in the back. The latter holds the substage mirror on the lower end and the body tube on the opposite end. There is rack and pinion for the coarse adjustment and a vertical screw for the fine adjustment.
The stage is secured to all three pillars and has hole in the center.
The stage is secured to all three pillars and has hole in the center.
Signedmarked: Soleil, Breveté à Paris
ProvenanceDavid Wheatland purchased from Alain Brieux, Paris, May 3, 1968 (lot 31/1). Donated to CHSI 1968.
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