demonstration of the Tolles bayonet mounting of an objective to the tube
Date: 1860-1874
Inventory Number: 1045d
Classification: Workshop Tool
Subject:
Maker: Robert B. Tolles (1823 - 1883)
Maker: Boston Optical Works (fl. 1867 - 1895)
Maker: Charles X. Dalton (1840 - 1912)
Cultural Region:
Dimensions:
13 x 3.2 x 3.2 cm (5 1/8 x 1 1/4 x 1 1/4 in.)
Material:
Description:
1045d is a Tolles workshop pattern or demonstration model.
This is a brass section of body tube with a dummy objective showing the bayonet objective mount.
An old tag reads: "Method of connecting the objective to the microscope about fifty years ago." It is signed by Charles X. Dalton and dated 1 March 1901. The reverse of the tag describes the components in more detail.
(Stored in parts box 1045a)
This is a brass section of body tube with a dummy objective showing the bayonet objective mount.
An old tag reads: "Method of connecting the objective to the microscope about fifty years ago." It is signed by Charles X. Dalton and dated 1 March 1901. The reverse of the tag describes the components in more detail.
(Stored in parts box 1045a)
In Collection(s)
Signedon dummy objective: Tolles.
on tag: Charles X Dalton
on tag: Charles X Dalton
Inscribedon tag: Method of connecting / the objective to the / microscope about / fifty years ago / Charles X Dalton / March 1, 1901
Historical AttributesPresented by Charles X. Dalton in 1901.