stand for bull's eye condenser
Date: circa 1880
Inventory Number: 2002-1-0072
Classification: Microscope Condenser
Dimensions:14.2 × 2.6 × 2.6 cm (5 9/16 × 1 × 1 in.)
box: 7.6 × 36.2 × 15.2 cm (3 × 14 1/4 × 6 in.)
Description:
This is part of a stand for a bull's eye condenser for a microscope. The weighted base is missing. What remains is the threaded, brass, telescoping rod, which terminates in a hinge joint. Attached here is a brass sleeve. The rod to be inserted, which carries the condensing lens, is missing.