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The typical Cuff microscope structure involves a pair of cuboid vertical bars of equal thickness, one behind the other, with the front pillar fixed in place. The microscope's body is cylindrical and can be moved using an arm attached to the rear pillar, which is shorter and slides behind the front pillar. Coarse focusing is controlled manually by sliding the moving pillar along the fixed pillar. Fine focusing is achieved by rotating the side screw to move the rear pillar. The cross-shaped stage has a central hole to let light through and an accessory for putting the sample in place. The ends of the arms have holes for clips. The lower part of both pillars rests on a fixed cuboid pillar with a small, arc-shaped piece behind to help keep the microscope in place. The pillar, in turn, sits on a flat metal base with the concave mirror at the front.

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  • Title: Cuff microscope
  • Provenance: Microscopio procedente de la "Colección Bruni”, la cual consta de casi 80 microscopios correspondientes a los siglos XVIII, XIX y XX que fueron recolectados por el Doctor Blas Bruni Celli y donados por su hija Maria Eugenia Bruni a la RANM en 2016.
  • Type: Microscope
  • Rights: Ricardo Peña
  • Medium: Wood, metal, glass

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