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Simple Microscope, by Francis Watkins, London, c. 1760

Inventory Number 63814


Subject
Microscopy
Item type
Object
Provenance
Lent by the Royal Microscopical Society in 1970 Presented to the Royal Microscopical Society by W G Paterson , 1941
Primary inscriptions
'FRA WATKINS LONDON'
Object type
Microscope Case
Dimensions
Height: 170mm
Inventory No
63814
Accession Number
1970-101/part

Description

Simple microscope by Watkins. Microscope comes with black hide covered wooden case. Case contains brass sleeve with 9 ivory sliders, each with four specimen windows.