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A W & S Jones "Most Improved" simple and compound microscope, English, early 18th century, image 1
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The Dr. Murray MacKinnon Collection of Microscopes
Lot 72Ф,Y

A W & S Jones "Most Improved" simple and compound microscope,
English, early 18th century,

15 September 2021, 14:00 BST
London, Knightsbridge

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A W & S Jones "Most Improved" simple and compound microscope, English, early 18th century,

signed W & S JONES, 135 Holborn London, on standard "Most Improved" design in fitted mahogany case with three wing stage, fish plate, three Lieberkühns, cone and stage forceps, when erected,
17in (43cm) high overall

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Provenance:
Ex-Lot 21, Bonhams, Knightsbridge, 31 October 2017.
From the collection of Dr MacKinnon.

For similar microscope, see: Turner, G.L.E, The Great Age of the Microscope, catalogue no. 39.

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