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An Adams Culpeper-type Compound Monocular Microscope, English, Early 19th century, image 1
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The Dr. Murray MacKinnon Collection of Microscopes
Lot 145

An Adams Culpeper-type Compound Monocular Microscope,
English, Early 19th century,

15 September 2021, 14:00 BST
London, Knightsbridge

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An Adams Culpeper-type Compound Monocular Microscope, English, Early 19th century,

signed Adams LONDON, of standard Culpeper design, focusing by rack and pinion, tripod supported on square mahogany base with drawer fitted with four objectives, sprung substage, bullseye reflector and bone slides, in mahogany pillar case with drawer containing ocular, cone, lenses, fishplate and numerous glass slides,
the microscope 14 1/2 (37cm) high

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From the collection of Dr MacKinnon.

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