United Kingdom: England, London / ca 1830
Microscope
Microscope
The Smithsonian catalogs Microscope as microscope in its Science & Scientific Instruments records.
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Convertible instrument that can be used as a simple microscope or a compound mocroscope. It has rack and pinion, stage, and sub-stage mirror, and it fits into and stands on a small wooden box. The “Carey, LONDON” inscription refers to a large, long-lived, and prolific family of instruments makers known variously as Cary and Carey. Charles Gould, an employee of William Cary, described the form in 1