M0018153: A compound achromatic microscope of 1857 by Smith and Beck.

Previous title, replaced October 2020: A compound achromatic microscope of 1857 by Smith and Beck.

Photograph of a compound achromatic microscope, 1857, by Smith and Beck, set up for use. The microscope is an educational type suitable for routine work. It was purchased by the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum at an unknown point and accessioned in 1955 (accession number R20/1955). Related images: M0018152

August 1960

1 photograph glass plate negative; 10.2 x 12.7 cm

Wellcome Collection holds the accession register which provides an entry for the item: acc. number R20/1955

Copyright is held by Wellcome Collection

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 2022.

Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.