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LOT 2323
Victorian Cased Brass Microscope by John Browning
CIRCA 1880 A.D.
11 x 6 7/8 x 5 5/8 in. (2.41 kg total, 28 x 17.5 x 14.3 cm).
A monocular microscope with a mechanical stage, a box containing glass slides, and other accessories, housed in a mahogany case with a handle.
Provenance
From the vendor's grandfather, thence by descent.
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