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probably made in London

Microscope
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This simple microscope was made around 1745, probably by George Lindsay, a watchmaker based in London. Lindsay designed the instrument in 1728 and patented it in 1743 - the first English patent for a microscope.

The instrument is now incomplete, with no accessories or lenses. It is inscribed 'Geo. Lindsay Invent. & Fec.'

Designed to pack into a small box, it was commonly called the 'snuff box' microscope. Lindsay was granted his patent, no 588, for a 'portable microscope' on 17 February 1743.

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