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YWM-1 compound monocular microscope
MICROSCOPES AND MICROSCOPY SLIDES
microscope
Europe: Russia, Moscow
1983-09-23
metal; wood
overall: 300 mm x 102 mm

Microscope. Black-painted metal construction, draw tube attached by rack and pinion to inclinable stand arm, attached in turn to rectangular base with shaped corners. Fixed rectangular stage with slide clips. Knurled edge focusing wheel on both sides. Single steel achromatic objective (8x0.20). Four-aperture disc beneath stage. Revolving but one-sided concave mirror. X7 Huygens eyepiece. Together with an original grey-painted plywood case with sliding door, black plastic handle and retaining screw in base. Polystyrene accessory drawer inside case containing an additional two Huygens eyepieces (X15 and X10) and an additional achromatic objective (20x0.40). Also a set of instructions in English.

2009.460

Gift of Worthing High School, 2009