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Antonie van Leeuwenhoek Microscope SILVER reproduction high quality accurate

$ 155.76

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Condition: New
  • All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted

    Description

    Antonie van Leeuwenhoek silver microscope reproduction.
    Single lens microscope.
    Hand made in Pennsylvania USA by an antique scientific instrument maker, restorer.
    This is a sterling silver microscope.
    Most of the microscopes Leeuwenhoek made were silver, but they got bought and scrapped.
    There are very few silver reproductions available.
    The silver helps to illuminate the opaque specimens.
    Lens is hand ground to the same dimensions and power as originals. See photo
    This lens is about 140 magnification.
    The threads are swaged, not cut, with a hand made screw plate and tap.
    The microscope's metal parts are hammered into shape.
    This is a high quality, working reproduction, made with similar tools and methods as the original microscopes.