Culpeper-type compound microscope
Date1790-1825
Inventory Number1040
ClassificationMicroscope
Subject
Maker
English
Cultural Region
Dimensions27 x 9 x 9 cm (10 5/8 x 3 9/16 x 3 9/16 in.)
case: 34 x 13 x 13 cm (13 3/8 x 5 1/8 x 5 1/8 in.)
case: 34 x 13 x 13 cm (13 3/8 x 5 1/8 x 5 1/8 in.)
Material
Accessories4 Objectives 1,2,3,4 ; Watch glass; Stage forceps; 3 ivory slides; Bone ring chamber
DescriptionThis is a brass Culpeper-type compound microscope with scrolling legs for the tripods above and below the stage. The base is circular. The mirror is flat. It has a pyramidal box.
Signedunsigned
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
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
English
Date: 1750-1825
Accessories: In drawer (1179b): 4 objectives: 1, 3, 4, 5; tweezers; stage forceps; 12 numbered ivory slides; brass slider; 3 glass slides; brush; ivory case for covers; egg shaped ivory case; small planoconvex lens. Pyramidal case .
Object number: 1179a
Robert Brettell Bate
Date: 1808-1830
Accessories: 3 Obj.:1, 3, 4; spring slider holder; 4 ivory sliders; stage forceps; frog plate; tweezers; cone diaphragm; pyramidal case.
Object number: 1233
John Field
Date: after 1791
Accessories: 1 Objective; stage forceps; wet box; frog plate; ivory box for mica covers; glass tube; pyramidal box.
Object number: 1238
English
Date: 1735-1745
Accessories: 5 objectives; 3 ivory slides; 1 brass slide; 2 rough pieces of glass; 2 stage forceps and pins; black / white disk in ebony with ivory inset; spring stage; live box.
Object number: 2002-1-0054
English
Date: 1800-1825
Accessories: 4 Objectives; slide holder; watch glasses
Object number: 1110
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 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
Benjamin Wood
Date: 1820
Accessories: 10 objectives, numbered 1-10 (caps on 1 and 2); 4 objectives with lieberkuhns (one lens missing); 2 oculars; 3 simple lenses in eye cups; diaphragm cone; live box; spring stage; three-wing stage; double-convex lens on rod; simple-lens carrier on an arm; ivory black/white disk; 1 ivory disk with cork; 3 flat glass disks of differing sizes; 1 large glass disk in threaded brass rim; 1 watch glass; 3 large glass, magnifying lenses, one tinted green; 2 small magnifying glasses; stage condensor; fish plate; 2 stage forceps; 1 stage 3-pronged gripper; tweezers; 3 ivory handled knives for preparations; 10 small and 3 medium ivory slides of transparent specimens; 3 ivory slides of opaque specimens; 3 boxwood slides of transparent specimens; 1 brass wet-cell slide with 4 apertures for preparations; 2 cylindrical ivory boxes with mica cover slips and snap rings; wrench; chamois; flat case with sockets for the above; key.
Object number: 1002
Matthew Loft
Date: 1730-1747
Accessories: 5 Objectives:1, 2, 3, 4, 5; round specimen carrier with eight preparations plus black and white discs; fish plate; stage forceps; live box; ivory box for cover glasses; cone diaphragm; pyramidal case.
Object number: 1180
English
Date: circa 1830
Accessories: 4 objectives; 1 ocular; live box with glass; ivory black / white disk; stage forceps; dissecting needle; brass tweezers; watch glass; 3 ivory slides; glass slide; specimen list; box with key.
Object number: 1003