English, circa 1750, attributed to James Mann of London, with brass eyepiece and sliding cover, lignum vitae body tube with green velum drawer and focusing points, outer cover of shagreen and raised on three cabriole supports above circular stage, mirror below with octagonal base with drawer fitted with a brass specimen wheel of ten apertures, fish plate, objective and stage forceps, in oak pillar case with brass ring loop handle, 8 x 18 x 18 inches. Except for the wooden base which houses attachments, this instrument is very similar to one in the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology in Washington D.C. (item #518924-66-6196), that is signed "I. MANN Fecit."
English, circa 1750, attributed to James Mann of London, with brass eyepiece and sliding cover, lignum vitae body tube with green velum drawer and focusing points, outer cover of shagreen and raised on three cabriole supports above circular stage, mirror below with octagonal base with drawer fitted with a brass specimen wheel of ten apertures, fish plate, objective and stage forceps, in oak pillar case with brass ring loop handle, 8 x 18 x 18 inches. Except for the wooden base which houses attachments, this instrument is very similar to one in the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology in Washington D.C. (item #518924-66-6196), that is signed "I. MANN Fecit."
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