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Simple Microscope, by W. & S. Jones, London, c. 1820

Inventory Number 46005


Subject
Microscopy
Item type
Object
Provenance
Lent by the Royal Microscopical Society in 1970 Presented to the Royal Microscopical Society by W S Rogers, 19 April 1905. Said to have been Dr Edward Jenner's Pocket Microscope.
Primary inscriptions
"W & S JONES, 30 Holborn LONDON"
Physical material
Brass.
Object type
Microscope Drawer
Dimensions
Height: 158mm
Inventory No
46005
Accession Number
1970-101/part

Description

Simple microscope by W & S Jones. Microscope attached to red box with purple fabric lined interior. Box contains two ivory sliders, one with four windows, one with six.