Microscope

National Museum of American History

Object Details

Description
Small compound monocular with square stage, sub-stage mirror, and unusual rack-and-pinion focus. This was owned by Richard Halsted Ward (1837-1917), a noted medical microscopist, or his son, Henry B. Ward, a pioneering parasitologist.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Miss Charlotte B. Ward
mid 19th century
ID Number
MG.M-09730
accession number
174919
catalog number
M-09730
174919.15
Object Name
microscope
Measurements
overall: 5 1/2 in x 1 1/4 in x 2 1/8 in; 13.97 cm x 3.175 cm x 5.3975 cm
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Medicine and Science: Medicine
Microscopes
Science & Mathematics
National Museum of American History
Subject
Science & Scientific Instruments
Record ID
nmah_1172351
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746aa-3099-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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