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1045a: parts box holding Tolles workshop objects.
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parts box holding Tolles workshop objects

Date: 1875-1900
Inventory Number: 1045a
Classification: Microscope Accessories
Subject:
optics, geology, biology, medicine, microscopy, botany,
Maker: Robert B. Tolles (1823 - 1883)
Maker: Boston Optical Works (fl. 1867 - 1895)
Maker: Charles X. Dalton (1840 - 1912)
Cultural Region:
United States,
Place of Origin:
Boston, Canastota,
Dimensions:
case: 9 × 24.3 × 16.2 cm (3 9/16 × 9 9/16 × 6 3/8 in.)
Material:
mahogany,
Description:
wooden microscope parts box (unsigned)

In Collection(s)
  • Tolles microscopes
Signedunsigned
Related WorksDeborah Jean Warner, "The Microscopes and Telescopes of Robert B. Tolles,"
Rittenhouse 9 (1995): 65-83.

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