The Golub Collection at The University of California, Berkeley
Collection donated by Orville J. Golub (Ph.D. '44) and Ellina Marx Golub (B.A. '39)
Results of Golub Collection search: Microscope No. 82
Results of Golub Collection search: Microscope No. 82
Simple Wooden Microscope, No. 82
Made: 1700-1750
Made by: unknown
Made in: probably Italy
This is a hand-held simple magnifier made of turned fruit wood. Imaging is via a biconvex lens (dia=16mm, f=7mm) with a total magnification of approximately 5x. The sample holder is a bent metal pin onto which a sample is placed. Focusing is accomplished by sliding the base of the sample pin in or out of the handle. Imaging is poor with low resolution and vignetting.
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