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probably made in London

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This microscope was designed and probably made by John Cuff (1708-72), a scientific instrument maker and designer based in Fleet Street in London. It dates from around 1745.

The fixed pillar is marked 1 to 6 to assist coarse focussing, while the lower part of the microscope is marked 6 to 2 to assist focussing the lieberkuhn. The stage is signed 'J CUFF Londini Invt & Fecit'.

Cuff's patron was Henry Bates FRS (1698-1774), who promoted Cuff's microscopes in his book, The Microscope Made Easy (1742). This design, made for Baker's subsequent study of crystals, was produced from 1744 onwards.

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