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Morton ophthalmoscope & case
OPTOMETRIC INSTRUMENTS
ophthalmoscope
Arnold & Sons
Europe: United Kingdom, England, London
Late 19th c. / Early 20th c.
metal; ivory; brass; wood; leather; velvet; silk; elastic
case: 124 mm x 63 mm; instrument head: 110 mm x 30 mm; instrument with handle: 197 mm x 30 mm

Non luminous ophthalmoscope. Brass adjustment wheel. Two mirrors (one oblique) on revolving unit (main mirror cracked). Ivory handle with brass stem. Contained within compartmentalised black leather-covered wooden case with rounded corners, lined with purple velvet and blue silk and with friction catch. Owner's initials stamped on outer case lid.


2017.415

Transferred from the former Museum and Library of Optometry, Aston University / Gift of the family of the late Anthony G. Sabell FCOptom, 2016



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