Wollaston-type brass optometer, 19th century

Item Info

Title:
Wollaston-type brass optometer, 19th century
Date:
1800s
Description:
One lens can be changed in eyepiece. Used to measure sight and fit eyeglasses.
Format:
medical equipment
Digital Collection:
History of Medicine Artifacts
Source Collection:
History of Medicine artifacts collection
Series:
George D. Wilbanks Collection Artifacts, approximately 1750-1952
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:
  • hwilba0062
  • ref1081_w51
  • homartifacts
  • duke:308672
  • homst54061
  • ark:/87924/r4xg9fm3k
  • 6d9eb28a-25c1-4865-be31-f0f4bb2614b1
Permalink:
https://idn.duke.edu/ark:/87924/r4xg9fm3k
Sponsor:
Adopted by Harsha Murthy T'81 in memory of M.S.N. Murthy, M.D.