M0000169: Microscope designed by Joseph Lister
- Date:
- 19 July 1929
- Reference:
- WT/D/1/20/1/3/41
- Part of:
- Wellcome Trust Corporate Archive
- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
Collection contents
About this work
Also known as
Previous title, replaced May 2020: A microscope designed, and possibly used, by Joseph Lister
Description
An achromatic microscope made for Joseph Jackson Lister by James Smith in 1826. The item was presented to the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum by the Lister family in March 1927 and accessioned in 1949 (accession number R234/1949). It is now held by the Science Museum (object number A54204).
Publication/Creation
19 July 1929
Physical description
1 photograph glass plate negative; 12 x 16.5 cm
Notes
Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2020.
Terms of use
Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.
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Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed storesBy appointment Manual request