Heath, Janet Critcher, Charlotte Society of Arts Medal type Microscope In 1854 the Society of Arts offered a prize for the design of an inexpensive student microscope meeting their specifications. R. Field of Birmingham won with a bar-limb design. Variations on his design were manufactured for 50 years. This is an early example with a nonstandard (not RMS) objective thread. Stage forceps for holding small objects like insects are installed on this instrument. The outer case and bottom lens of the objective is removable to have a lower power. LL02.48.02.01 21988 990 1860 eng three dimensional object microscopes Microscopes Medical instruments and apparatus Medical microscopy England Microscopy Gift of Donald R. Hoffman This item has been made available for use in research, teaching, and private study. Researchers are responsible for using these materials in accordance with Title 17 of the United States Code and any other applicable statutes. If you are the creator or copyright holder of this item and would like it removed, please contact us at als_digitalcollections@ecu.edu. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/ Laupus Health Sciences History Collections hom Historic Microscope Collection micro Health and Medicine ham Manufacturing and Business mab LL02-48 Laupus History Collection Society of Arts Medal type Microscope In 1854 the Society of Arts offered a prize for the design of an inexpensive student microscope meeting their specifications. R. Field of Birmingham won with a bar-limb design. Variations on his design were manufactured for 50 years. This is an early example with a nonstandard (not RMS) objective thread. Stage forceps for holding small objects like insects are installed on this instrument. The outer case and bottom lens of the objective is removable to have a lower power. Microscopes 1860 PhysicalObject microscopes J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University eng 21988 http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/ Medical instruments and apparatus Medical microscopy England Microscopy local, filename 21988.0001 2299930 image/jpeg 6.0 PRONOM PUID: fmt/10 big endian uncompressed MD5 6ff011e56f077d9057d66861a3eb9f94 ecu:digital_collections 2304 3072 RGB mm mm 20110425 object plane in. 72 1 72 1 8 8 8 integer 3 internal