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probably made in London

Microscope
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This brass microscope was made around 1760, probably by John and Peter Dollond of London, as it is marked around the stage 'DOLLAND LONDON'.

The instrument has a concave mirror and a circular glass stage. Its accessories include a spare eyepiece, two Lieberkuhn lenses with one holder, three ivory slides and a glass slide.

The instrument combines features of the Wilson screw-barrel microscope - a form of the simple microscope popularised in England by James Wilson; and elements of a popular 1752 aquatic model (for examining pond life) designed by the naturalist John Ellis (1710-76).

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