Tolles solid eyepiece
Date: 1860-1870
Inventory Number: 1045p-5
Classification: Microscope Ocular
Maker: Robert B. Tolles (1823 - 1883)
Maker: Boston Optical Works (fl. 1867 - 1895)
Maker: Charles X. Dalton (1840 - 1912)
Owner: Louis Agassiz (1807 - 1873)
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Dimensions:
eyepiece: 4.3 × 4.2 × 4.2 cm (1 11/16 × 1 5/8 × 1 5/8 in.)
Description:
1045p is a set of 5 Tolles solid eyepieces, 2 belonging to Louis Agassiz (all stored in Tolles box 1045b). This is eyepiece 1045p-5:
One solid eyepiece with two lenses. The large solid element is held in a brass cylindrical mounting that screws into the base of the eyepiece. The barrel of the eyepiece has a stable reddish oxide on its surface.
One solid eyepiece with two lenses. The large solid element is held in a brass cylindrical mounting that screws into the base of the eyepiece. The barrel of the eyepiece has a stable reddish oxide on its surface.
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