[Trade catalogs on microscopes, microscope accessories, illuminators, dissecting equipment, slides, magnifiers, penscope

The Smithsonian catalogs [Trade catalogs on microscopes, microscope accessories, illuminators, dissecting equipment, slides, magnifiers, penscope as catalogs in its Microscopes records.

WHY IT’S INTERESTING

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A CLOSER LOOK

The Smithsonian lists the object under Microscopes and dates it 1953.

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Smithsonian Institution[Trade catalogs on microscopes, microscope accessories, illuminators, dissecting equipment, slides, magnifiers, penscope

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