McArthur portable microscope

Made:: 1934-1936 in Berlin

maker:: John McArthur and E Leitz

McArthur portable microscope, first model sold
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McArthur portable microscope, first model sold, with three objectives, eyepiece, condenser, mirror and fine focus used in the Kalahari, by John McArthur, English, c.1935

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Category:: Microscopy (Wellcome)

Object Number:: 1988-320

Materials:: steel, brass and glass

Measurements:: length 115 mm
height 85 mm
width 65 mm

type:: microscopes

credit:: McArthur, J.

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