Thorington Ophthalmoscope

Object/Artifact

The Cordes Collection at UCSF, Department of Ophthalmology, Wayne and Gladys Valley Center for Vision

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Entry/Object ID

Description

This instrument has two mill-edged discs, connected by a small cogged wheel riveted to the shaft. Each disc contains 15 lenses: one minus disc, the other plus. The disc can be rotated before the sight-hole. The mirror is a perforated, concave, short radius type.

Made/Created

Date made

1912

Dimensions

Height

19.2 cm

Width

4.2 cm

Weight

74 g

Material

Metal, Glass, Possibly Celluloid

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

James Thorington

Notes

Inventor

Provenance

Notes

Donated by Dr. James Thorington.