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Simple pocket microscope ‘Midgard’

Year/Period

ca. 1900

Maker

ONBEKEND/UNKNOWN

Country

Germany

Signature

Unsigned

Category

Microscopes

Optical 1

Simple

Size of the microscope (h x w x d)

Height 4.8 × diameter 2.5 cm

Inventory number

SM 43

Description

The microscope is stored in a wooden box together with 6 object slides and a pair of tweezers. In the lid a label printed in German with its directions for use.
The microscope itself is a brass cylinder with a pair of slits for an object slide. The slide is fixed by means of a sleeve and a spring. For viewing the objects a simple magnifier is used, this can slide in the outer tube for focussing.