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Microscope Museum Collection of antique microscopes and other
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Microscope
211 (Townson
& Mercer; microscope ref. 1023; late 19th century)
Townson and Mercer are,
still today, well-known scientific instruments and chemicals suppliers. The company
was established in 1798, manufacturing laboratory, scientific and medical glassware and apparatus. The company traded at 89
Bishopsgate Street (1870s-1890s), 34 Chamomile Street and 89 Bishopsgate
Street (1900s) and 34 Chamomile Street with 55 Bishopsgate Street, London,
England. It is unclear if the firm actually produced
their microscopes or were just retailers. In 2001, the company was acquired
by Record Electrical Ltd, and now is part of Record Electrical Associates,
formed to exploit the consolidated group strengths in Laboratory, Electrical
Measurement and Indication and Sheet Steel Manufacturing. Microscope 211 is
engraved on the foot with ‘Townson & Mercer’ and should be dated to the
late 19th century. This microscope had the reference 1023 in a catalogue of
the company from 1894 (Figure 1).
Figure
1.
Microscope with the reference 1023 in the catalogue of Townson & Mercer
from 1894. LAST
EDITED: 31.08.2021 |
