Objects
'KIMA' compound monocular microscope
MICROSCOPES AND MICROSCOPY SLIDES
microscope
W. Watson & Sons Ltd
Europe: United Kingdom, England, London
1935
metal; brass; glass; bakelite; card
overall: 320 mm x 135 mm x 195 mm
2025.276
MICROSCOPES AND MICROSCOPY SLIDES
microscope
W. Watson & Sons Ltd
Europe: United Kingdom, England, London
1935
metal; brass; glass; bakelite; card
overall: 320 mm x 135 mm x 195 mm
Microscope. Black-painted and polished brass construction, extending draw tube attached by rack and pinion to inclinable stand arm, attached in turn to horseshoe base. Fixed square bakelite stage with steel slide clips. Knurled edge focusing wheel on both sides and smaller fine focusing wheels. Twin turret supporting two objectives on revolving changer (x40 and x10). Variable iris diaphragm beneath stage with empty auxiliary lens rim. Revolving plano and concave mirror. X6 screw eyepiece. Together with a manufacturer's guarantee card, also showing magnifications, dated 2nd April 1935.
2025.276
Transfer from the Institute of Optometry, 2025