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A hand-written note inside the loose cover of the drawer records Dissecting Microscope formerly owned by Prof. George Hadley M.D. University Buffalo - Lees H. Smith M.D. 186 Allen St Buffalo N.Y..
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A simple microscope by Chevalier,
with rack focussing and stage adjustment, four-hole aperture plate under circular stage, four lenses each signed Charles Chevalier and sub-stage mirror signed Charles Chevalier Ingenier Opticien Palais Royal 163, Paris, in drawer in mahogany case with mounting point on top -- 8.3/8in. (21.3cm.) wide, mid-19th century
with rack focussing and stage adjustment, four-hole aperture plate under circular stage, four lenses each signed Charles Chevalier and sub-stage mirror signed Charles Chevalier Ingenier Opticien Palais Royal 163, Paris, in drawer in mahogany case with mounting point on top -- 8.3/8in. (21.3cm.) wide, mid-19th century