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Microscope Museum Collection of antique microscopes and other
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Microscope
278 (WJ Salmon;
student microscope; c. 1860)
William John Salmon made and sold a wide variety
of instruments, including microscopes. The firm traded from 105 Fenchurch
Street, London (1838 – 1845), 254 Whitechapel Road, London (1846 – 1853), and
100 Fenchurch Street, London (1854 – 1862). With the designation Salmon &
Co, the firm traded from 85 Fenchurch Street, London (1865 – 1877), and 2
Aldgate High Street, London (1878 – 1881). Microscope 278 has an unusual
circular base engraved with ‘W. J. SALMON, 100 Fenchurch St., LONDON’, and
should be dated to c. 1860. This instrument is a student’s microscope and a
version of this instrument without rack and pinion focusing was featured in
the 1854 edition of Beale’s book “The microscope and its application to
clinical medicine” (Figure 1).
Figure
1. Salmon’s student’s microscope as featured in Beale’s book “The
microscope and its application to clinical medicine”. |
