000-100-102-747-C
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Microscope
This brass microscope (pictured here with its fitted wooden box) was made around 1825, probably by David Davis, a scientific instrument maker based in London between 1816 and 1830.
The side-pillared instrument has two single lens objectives and is signed on the body tube 'D. Davis/London'. The accessories include a livebox, fishplate, an ivory stage plate and a hand magnifier.
Side-pillared microscopes were made more popular by the publication in 1742 of Henry Baker's 'The Microscope Made Easy'. This example is known as a 'chest microscope', and is made and mounted in such a way that it can be folded into its box.
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| Online ID: |
000-100-102-747-C |
| Image Rights Holder: |
National Museums Scotland |
| Project: |
0098: National Museums Scotland
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| Ref: |
National Museums Scotland T.1979.39 |
| Date: |
Around 1825
c. 1825
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| Material: |
Brass. Inscription: D. Davis London
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| Dimensions: |
340 mm H
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| What: |
Microscope, compound
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| Who: |
Arthur Frank Microscope Collection
D. Davis, London (Name engraved on microscope)
David Davis, London, England (Maker)
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| Where: |
England, London
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| Description: |
Chest microscope in brass, with 2 single lens objectives, livebox, fishplate, ivory stage plate, hand magnifier and case, signed by David Davis of London, c. 1825
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| References: |
- Nuttall R. H., Microscopes from the Frank collection, 1800-1860. Jersey Channel Islands: A. Frank, 1979, p 29
- Nuttall, R.H. (1979): "Microscopes from the Frank Collection 1800 - 1860"
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