Instrument case by J.Thompson & Co, Liverpool
Object numberED.CS.2025.40
TitleInstrument case by J.Thompson & Co, Liverpool
CreatorThompson & Co.
DescriptionWooden instrument case holding ten instruments believed to have been used by doctors for charting diagnoses of eye exams. The makers name is visible on the purple lined inner lid 'J. Thompson & Co, Opticians, Manchester Street, Liverpool'. Two of the instruments have ivory/bone handles.
Production placeLiverpool
Production periodLate nineteenth/early twentieth century
Object nameInstruments, case of
Object categoryINSTRUMENT
Dimensions
- Height: 21 cm
Width: 12 cm
closed Height: 5 cm