Tolles polarizing objective
Datecirca 1870
Inventory Number1016f
ClassificationMicroscope Objective
Subject
Maker
Boston Optical Works
fl. 1867 - 1895
Maker
Robert B. Tolles
1823 - 1883
User
Jeffries Wyman
1814 - 1874
Cultural Region
Place of Origin
Dimensions6.9 x 2.8 x 2.8 cm (2 11/16 x 1 1/8 x 1 1/8 in.)
Material
Description1016f is an unsigned, undated Tolles polarizing objective. The brass tube contains a prism. There is a dust cover made of pasteboard for the other end. It is black with a red interior.
Also associated with this accessory are:
1016a: Tolles type B microscope
1016b: Tolles objectives, oculars, and case
1016c: Tolles side illumination prism
1016d: Tolles opaque specimen objective
1016e: Tolles side illumination objective
See the separate inventory records for more details.
Also associated with this accessory are:
1016a: Tolles type B microscope
1016b: Tolles objectives, oculars, and case
1016c: Tolles side illumination prism
1016d: Tolles opaque specimen objective
1016e: Tolles side illumination objective
See the separate inventory records for more details.
In Collection(s)
Signedunsigned
ProvenanceOwned and used by Professor Jeffries Wyman, Professor of Anatomy and Curator of the Peabody Museum at Harvard University. Given by Mary M. Wyman, daughter of Dr. Jeffries Wyman, to Professor Alpheous Hyatt for the Boston Society of Natural History in October 1899. Presented by Prof. Alpheous Hyatt, Oct. 6, 1900, to Dr. Ernst. Part of Ernst-Lewis Collection of Microscopes (inv. no. 16), Harvard Medical School, 1900.
Historical AttributesNote from Dr. Lewis: "Presented by Prof. Alpheous Hyatt, Oct. 6, 1900. Belonged originally to Professor Jeffries Wyman. The Boston Optical Works became solely owned by Tolles sometime between 1867 and 1871. This microscope appears to be from this period."
Boston Optical Works
Date: 1879
Object number: 1016d
Boston Optical Works
Date: circa 1870
Accessories: 3 Tolles objectives: 1 with 3 fronts; empty can 8/10; 5 Tolles oculars 34 mm dia.: 2 all solid, 2 solid field l. & single eye lens, 1 std.; blue filter; case; key. Also see 1016a: microscope with centerable condenser with diaphragm wheel; and mechanical stage. 1016c: side illumination prism. 1016d, e, f: specialized Tolles objectives.
Object number: 1016b
Boston Optical Works
Date: circa 1870
Object number: 1016c
Boston Optical Works
Date: circa 1870
Accessories: 3 Tolles objectives: 1 with 3 fronts; empty can 8/10; 5 Tolles oculars 34 mm dia.: 2 all solid, 2 solid field l. & single eye lens, 1 std.; centerable condenser with diaphragm wheel; mech. stage; side illuminator prism; cabinet.
Object number: 1016a
Robert B. Tolles
Date: 1860-1874
Object number: 1045a-v
Boston Optical Works
Date: 1860-1890
Accessories: Three dated Tolles objectives: 1/2" Nov. 18, 1860, 1/4" Dec. 23, 1877, 1/5" Oct. 28, 1868; 1 high power solid eyepiece, 1 low power normal eyepiece; polarizer; substage mirror; mechanical stage, standing case.
Object number: 1066
Robert B. Tolles
Date: 1860-1862
Object number: 1045j
Robert B. Tolles
Date: 1872
Object number: 1214g
Robert B. Tolles
Date: 1871
Object number: 1214a
