Object Details
maker
A.C. Gilbert
Description
Compound monocular with push-tube focus, hinged joint, square stage, sub-stage mirror, and square base, as well as slides and apparatus for simple chemical experiments. The inscription on the box reads “GILBERT MICROSCOPE AND LAB SET.”
This item was made and marketed by A.C. Gilbert, a toy company that was established in Westville, Ct., in 1909, and that introduced the Erector Set a few years later. Gilbert began making microscopes for children in 1932. This example, number 13031, is dated 1957.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Sherrie Lyn Hall
date made
1957
ID Number
1992.0560.01.1
catalog number
1992.0560.01.1
accession number
1992.0560
Object Name
microscope set
Physical Description
plastic (overall material)
glass (overall material)
metal (overall material)
paper (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 22.8 cm x 13.4 cm x 7.9 cm; 8 31/32 in x 5 9/32 in x 3 1/8 in
place made
United States: Connecticut, New Haven
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Medicine and Science: Biological Sciences
Microscopes
Science & Mathematics
Data Source
National Museum of American History
Subject
Science & Scientific Instruments
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_1163927