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Universal Microscope by R & J Beck of London, 1867.
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Universal Microscope by R & J Beck of London, 1867.
Serial number: 4757.
Circular base marked: UNIVERSAL MICROSCOPE - R & J BECK LONDON
In original fitted case with brass handle.
Literature: Richard Beck's The Achromatic Microscope, 1865.
For a similar Universal Microscope by Smith, Beck & Beck see the collections of:
The Science Museum, London. (Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection) Object number: A18435.
Billings Microscope Collection at Walter Reed Army Hospital, Washington DC.
The Golub Collection, University of California, Berkeley.
- Dimensions:Height: 13 in (33.02 cm)Width: 7 in (17.78 cm)Depth: 7 in (17.78 cm)
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- Date of Manufacture:1867
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use. Minor fading.
- Seller Location:London, GB
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU1190240324952
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