Beautiful Nuremberg Type Microscope C.1790

Interesting Tripod Culpeper microscope of Nuremberg type C.1790 In the center of a circular wooden base, skillfully turned on the lathe, was an adjustable mirror mounted on its axis. On the edges of this base rose three slender legs, also turned on the lathe, which supported an additional circular wooden frame. This upper frame housed a tube equipped with a simple mechanism for inserting the aforementioned wooden slide. Above, a cardboard cylinder was positioned, intended to hold the lens tube in place. ICR mark on the base Microscope in good condition, with the lens protector and its rare wooden slide. Same model at the Galilei Galileo Museum Firenze Translated with DeepL.com (free version)