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United Kingdom: England, London / 1830-1847

Microscope

Microscope

The Smithsonian catalogs Microscope as microscope in its Science & Scientific Instruments records.

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This is a low-power brass microscope with lens holder, stage, sub-stage mirror, and cylindrical stand. It fits into and stands on a small leather-covered box. Robert Bancks (or Banks), a mathematical and optical instrument maker in London, designed the form around 1830. This example was collected by Richard Halsted Ward (1837-1917), a noted medical microscopist, or his son, Henry B. Ward, a early

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The Smithsonian lists the object under Science & Scientific Instruments and dates it 1830-1847.

This is a low-power brass microscope with lens holder, stage, sub-stage mirror, and cylindrical stand. It fits into and stands on a small leather-covered box. Robert Bancks (or Banks), a mathematical and optical instrument maker in London, designed the form around 1830. This example was collected by Richard Halsted Ward (1837-1917), a noted medical microscopist, or his son, Henry B. Ward, a early

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