Brass microscope accessories, before 1861

Item Info

Title:
Brass microscope accessories, before 1861
Date:
1850s to 1861
Description:
Miscellaneous parts, some damaged, housed in wooden box with label: C.T. Amsler, Optician, 635 Chestnut St., Phila. Box has some damage. C.T. Amsler sold his business in Philadelphia in 1861 and returned to Switzerland, his native country.
Format:
microscopes
Digital Collection:
History of Medicine Artifacts
Source Collection:
History of Medicine artifacts collection, 1550-1980s
Series:
Anonymous Collection Artifacts
Provenance:
The History of Medicine artifacts collection were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library as a transfer in 2011.
Rights:
Free Re-Use
Public Domain
Identifier:
  • hanony0023
  • ref1277_wcm
  • homartifacts
  • duke:308704
  • homst03022
  • ark:/87924/r4hx16129
  • e34d8202-eea6-472f-84a5-9956072ecd0b
Permalink:
https://idn.duke.edu/ark:/87924/r4hx16129
Sponsor:
Adopted by Harsha Murthy T'81 in memory of M.S.N. Murthy, M.D.