F. L. West, 39 Southampton St., Strand, #12

Bar-limb monocular microscope, c. 1855

signed: F. L. West, 39 Southampton St., Strand, #12, Bar-limg monocular microscope, c. 1855 signed: F. L. West, 39 Southampton St., Strand, #12, Bar-limg monocular microscope, c. 1855
accessories
microscope in the case

The following advertisement appeared in "A Practical Treatise on the Use of the Microscope" by John Quekett, 1855

advertisement appeared in A Practical Treatise on the Use of the Microscope by John Quekett, 1855

This microscope by F. L. West is patterned after the bar-limb design first introduced by Andrew Ross in 1843. It has been stated that West sold Ross instruments under his own signature.

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