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microscope
microscope

microscope

Object Name7-piece Microscope
Made FromGlass, metal, plastic, wood
Date1900-1925
SizeOverall H: 4.03 cm, W: 10.18 cm, D: 8.7 cm
Accession Number2002.3.48
Credit LineGift of Bonnie and Paul Stillman
Place Made
Germany
Physical DescriptionGlass, metal, plastic and wood. Pocket microscope with wooden case, glass slides and tools. Microscope has separate metal eyepiece with plastic ring and glass lenses. Bottom piece is metal with adjustable mirror. Set includes 2 glass slides, a wooden handled needle, what appears to be half of a set of tweezers, and a fitted wooden box with metal components.
Provenance
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sculpture
Vladimír Kopecký
1992
full-size mold
United States Glass Company
about 1900-1920
carafe
Corning Glass Works, Muskogee
1950-1959