Compound Monocular Microscope by W Moginie
Compound Monocular Microscope by W Moginie
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Compound Monocular Microscope by W Moginie of Ridinghouse St, London to a design for C Baker of High Holborn, circa 1870.
The microscope is a typical Beck design but signed Moginie. It has a large concave mirror on an articulated arm, fine focus with screw adjustment to rear of stage, one objective in a can, eyepiece, and specimen holder.
William Moginie was initially employed by C Baker of High Holborn before becoming a consultant and ultimately a maker of fine microscopes in his own right. He is known to have designed several breakthroughs in microscope technology including a successful traveller's microscope. This particular microscope is a fine example of his work.
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