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The Dr. Murray MacKinnon Collection of Microscopes
Lot 125Ф,Y

A J. Tuther Brass Compound Monocular microscope,
English, Early 19th century,

15 September 2021, 14:00 BST
London, Knightsbridge

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A J. Tuther Brass Compound Monocular microscope, English, Early 19th century,

signed TUTHER KING STR. BLOOMSBURY, LONDON, with rack and pinion focusing to the stage, stage forceps and condenser, on folding tripod base, in fitted mahogany case, with five objectives, fish-plate, two Lieberkühn, and cone, together with a small mahogany case of specimen slides,
15in (38cm) high overall

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Provenance:
From the collection of Dr MacKinnon.

John Tuther is known to have worked in London between 1816-1828, selling microscopes, balances, prospect glasses and barometers. The present instrument can be dated to the earlier years of Tuther's career, due to his shop being based on King Street in Bloomsbury in 1816 and 1817 only. Following this brief period, operations were moved to High Holborn. Although this pocket microscope bears a construction evocative of the Cary-Gould type, Charles Gould did not advertise his popular model until 1826.

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