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A late 18th-century lacquered-brass botanical microscope,
signed on the rectangular section support Bate, LONDON, with rack and pinion stage adjustment, two objectives, three ivory sliders, forceps, knife and probe, with maker's trade label, in ebony-strung, plush-lined, mahogany case, the lid with mounting ferule -- 4 7/8in. (12.4cm.) wide
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signed on the rectangular section support Bate, LONDON, with rack and pinion stage adjustment, two objectives, three ivory sliders, forceps, knife and probe, with maker's trade label, in ebony-strung, plush-lined, mahogany case, the lid with mounting ferule -- 4 7/8in. (12.4cm.) wide
See Illustration