Box
Robson
Category
Brassware
Date
Unknown
Materials
Leather, Velvet
Measurements
121 mm (Length)31 mm (W)
Place of origin
Newcastle upon Tyne
Collection
Cragside, Northumberland
NT 1225548.2
Summary
A velvet lined leather box containing a brass tubular microscope with eyepiece which when revolved shows spectrum colours, inscribed 'Robson, Newcastle-on-Tyne'.
Provenance
Armstrong collection. Transferred by the Treasury to The National Trust in 1977 via the National Land Fund, aided by 3rd Baron Armstrong of Bamburgh and Cragside (1919 - 1987).
Marks and inscriptions
Robson, Newcastle-on-Tyne
Makers and roles
Robson , manufacturer