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This brass microscope was made around 1870, probably by Gardner & Co., scientific instrument makers based in Glasgow. The microscope was smaller than other models and was aimed at the student market.

The microscope has rack-and-pinion focusing. It is signed on the back of the two-toed base 'Gardner,/ 53 BUCHANAN ST/ Glasgow'.

Gardner & Co. had premises at 21 Buchanan Street from 1839 to 1859, and at 53 Buchanan Street from 1860 to 1882.

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• Online ID: 000-100-102-754-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  T.1980.117
• Date: Around 1870
  c. 1870
  
• Material: Brass. Inscription: Gardner, / 53 BUCHANAN ST / GLASGOW
  Microscope, student / box
  
• Dimensions: 350 mm x 190 mm x 135 mm
  
• What: Microscope, student / box
  
• Subject:
• Who: Gardner and Co., 53 Buchanan Street, Glasgow (Maker)
  
• Where: Scotland, Lanarkshire, Glasgow
  
• Event:
• Description: Student microscope in brass with simple stage, sub-stage diaphragm, single-sided mirror and a single unmarked eyepiece, in a fitted box, probably by Gardner and Co., Glasgow, c. 1870
  
• References:
  • Bryden, D.J. Scottish Scientific Instrument Makers 1660-1900. Edinburgh, 1972 
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