Hand-held magnifiers, loose lenses and casings
Title
Hand-held magnifiers, loose lenses and casings
Description
Prof Sam Carey, the head of Geology at the University of Tasmania needed some small magnifiers for his fieldwork geology students. He asked Eric to help and together they designed these early small magnifiers. They were made by Eric Waterworth who worked with, and helped out, a number of University of Tasmania departments before during and after World War Two, including Prof Kurth in the Chemistry Department
Creator
EN Waterworth
Date
1946
Rights
From the Eric Waterworth Collection. The University of Tasmania does not hold copyright on all site materials. Contact us for further dealings
Identifier
EW 2017/120
Type
object
Materials/Medium
glass, other metal
Citation
EN Waterworth, “Hand-held magnifiers, loose lenses and casings,” Waterworth Optical Collection, accessed April 25, 2024, https://waterworth.omeka.net/items/show/168.