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ID number: WB-HC0845 Institution: Winterbourne House and Garden Named collection: Winterbourne House Collection Artist / Maker: Aitchison & Co Title / Object name: Microscope Object type: Microscope Date made: 1930-1940 Materials: Brass; Glass; Metal; Wood; Paper Measurements: overall: 7 cm x 10 cm (H x W x D x Dia x Wt) |
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Microscope with custom-made wooden box. Aitchison & Co Opticians to H.M. Govt London & Leeds. Mirror mechanism. Working order. Box contains packet of leaf appendages The One Shilling Packet, Series 12 QQ, wrapped in paper and ready for mounting. Microscope belonged to donor's cousin David Young, and was used on a farm in Exmoor for breeding of butterflies. |
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