Gough small solar compound microscope
Datecirca 1808
Inventory Number1168
ClassificationMicroscope
Subject
Maker
William Gough
Cultural Region
Place of Origin
Dimensionsbox: 10.4 × 25 × 8.2 cm (4 1/8 × 9 13/16 × 3 1/4 in.)
Material
Accessoriesslide of objectives with glass missing; ivory slides (5); ivory box of mica covers; flat mahogany case
Bibliography
DescriptionThis is a small solar compound microscope designed by the London instrument maker William Gough. The instrument is constructed of brass and comprises a square mounting plate with an adjustable mirror on one side and a microscope tube on the other. The body tube has a Wilson style screw-barrel for a projection lens, but the lens is missing. The mirror can be rotated by means of two knobs.
The instrument is stored in a mahogany case with a brass handle on top.
The instrument is stored in a mahogany case with a brass handle on top.
Signedon plate: Gough No. 23 Middle Row / Holborn, London
Curatorial RemarksA note by David P. Wheatland in file card indicates that this microscope was last located at Warren Museum. However, it is not on Warren list (as of 7/22/98). Inventory card says "at Anatomy."
The microscope case has a tag that indicates that it is not part of the collection.
FunctionThe solar microscope was intended to be fixed to a window shutter with the mirror outside and the tube extending into the room. The sunlight reflected from the mirror would then pass through the condensing and projection lenses, and the image would be projected into the room.
ProvenanceErnst-Lewis Collection, Harvard Medical School
Historical AttributesWilliam Gough flourished in London from 1808-1810.
John Dollond (II)
Date: 1775-1800
Accessories: objectives (6); magnifier; brass slider with 4 positions; short brass slides with condensors (3); ivory slides (7); ivory box with mica covers and rings; horizontal case
Object number: 1224
Edmund Culpeper
Date: circa 1730
Accessories: 6 objectives for screw-barrel microscope; 3 objectives for compound body; 1 lieberkuhn; 1 opaque attachment; brass box; 2 ivory slides, 1 brass wet-cell slide; tweezer; ivory handle; glass specimen fish tube; storage box; instruction booklet by Culpeper (stored in instrument file).
Object number: 1173
Edmund Culpeper
Date: circa 1730
Accessories: frog (fish) plate; 3 long bone slides; 1 short ivory slide; a slide holder; 4 objectives; watch glass; diverse glasses; ivory box with mica covers and wire rings; dark plate; chamois
Object number: 1048
Robert Bancks
Date: 1805-1811
Accessories: 6 objectives 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8; two high power/ short focal length lenses in round brass boxes: A, B; 2 lenses in black rings in cylindrical boxes for aquatic use: 30, 40; 3 Lieberkühns with lenses; cone diaphragm; polarizer set; brass live box; 2 stage forceps; frog plate; 2 oculars; tweezers; brush; brass wet cell preparation slide; 10 ivory slides; ivory box with slide covers and rings; spring stage mount; watch glass and bracket; bull's eye on stand; case.
Object number: 1185
English
Date: circa 1750
Accessories: 5 objectives; fish plate; hand magnifier; diffusor; cone; stage forceps; 4 ivory slides; 1 glass slide; ivory box with mica covers and wire rings; spring stage for slides; pyramidal box.
Object number: 1049
George Adams (I)
Date: circa 1770
Accessories: objective (8); objective (3) with Lieberkühns; eyepiece (2); eye shade; lens to make the stand a simple aquatic microscope; hand lens; insert (7) for stage; insect box; spring clamp (2); narrow ivory slider (11); narrow ebony slider (9); wide wooden slider (6); ivory box (2) for mica covers; specialized tweezer (4); ivory handled dissection tool (3); flexible arm for holding a magnifying lens; small articulated bull's eye to fit on stage; special four-position slider for quick mounting of small specimens; lens of ~45 mm diameter
Object number: 2002-1-0047
Charles Lincoln
Date: 1770-1775
Accessories: 5 objectives; 1 Lieberkühn; 1 cone; tadpole glasses and wire; 6 ivory slides; mica covers and wire rings; stage bull's eye magnifier; 2 hand magnifiers; spring slide holder; fish plate; instruction booklet; fold out plate (glued to cardstock); list of objects on slides.
Object number: 1047
Robert Brettell Bate
Date: 1800-1825
Accessories: 2 objective lenses with lieberkuhns; 4 objectives; 3 ivory slides; stage forceps; brass tweezers; mica cover slips and wire retaining rings in ivory box; drop-in spring stage to hold slides; case.
Object number: 1013
English
Date: circa 1720
Accessories: 6 objectives; live box; magnifier; ivory box with mica covers; handle.
Object number: 1063
W. & S. Jones
Date: circa 1800
Accessories: 1 ivory slide
Object number: 0041
Harmanus van Deyl
Date: 1807
Accessories: 2 objectives; 2 eye lenses for a fixed field lens; 1 Lieberkühn; frogplate; bull's eye; stage forceps; spring stage; live box; hand lens; 2 tweezers; 2 boxes with 59 specimen slides; glass disk; black disk; "fish" tube with wire; ivory box of mica cover slips; 5 glass slides; 3 lenses; 2 keys.
Object number: 2002-1-0075a
Edward Bromfield
Date: circa 1745
Accessories: storage box (1169b); accessories box (1169c)
Object number: 1169a