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A Joshua Springer Cuff-type Compound Monocular Microscope, English, second half 18th century, image 1
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Lot 67

A Joshua Springer Cuff-type Compound Monocular Microscope,
English, second half 18th century,

15 – 16 February 2022, 10:00 GMT
London, Knightsbridge

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A Joshua Springer Cuff-type Compound Monocular Microscope, English, second half 18th century,

the stage signed J. Springer BRISTOL, of standard Cuff design, on ebonised mahogany base with drawer fitted with five objectives, two oculars, screw barrel, fishplate, additional lenses, and bone slide, in mahogany pillar case with empty drawer to the base,
the microscope on base 14in (35.5cm) high

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Joshua Springer is recorded as operating at three different addresses in Bristol, between 1759-1809.

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