Microscope
- Object Name:
- Microscope
- Object ID:
- 1969.052.11
- Creator:
- Bausch, John J. (1830-1926)
Manufacturer - Place of Origin:
- Rochester, NY
- Date:
- 1874
- Description:
- Magnifying Box / Microscope. Small wooden box with grooved sliding cover with one round wooden pin 1.75" long with pointed steel needle in end. Cut into top, front end: "J.J. Bausch June 9 74" and "21". Front end of box is standing upright with steel post in center, on which is round glass with cover and frame above which is round magnifying glass that folds into cover, top and bottom. There is a screw for adjusting glass. Both frames revolve on steel post. Inside box at front is small round mirror.
- Material:
- Wood
Glass
Steel - Dimensions:
- H-0.5 W-3 L-1.5 inches
- Provenance:
- Objects and manuscripts from the Nims and Knight families of Roxbury, NH, and the Rugg family of Sullivan, NH, given by a descendant, Helen E. (Mrs. Charles B.) Knight of Marlborough, NH.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Helen E. Knight
- Subjects:
- Microscopes, Magnifying glasses
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