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BTW, that's my messy packing of the case. I can never get everything back in. And thank you for the Pippa video-- just what I needed.

Thank you, Everyone! I may hide this away for a few years. My very science-focused 5-year-old has a student microscope, but I would love to give him this one when he can really appreciate it. My Uncle was childless and would probably roll over in his his grave if he knew it was being played with by ...

Scarodactyl wrote: ↑

Sat Sep 12, 2020 8:49 pm

(though they're quite heavy and could possibly break a foot if dropped on one).

So insanely heavy!!! I can't imagine that anyone actually carried this beast anywhere in the case.

Cool. Any idea where I can find the serial number? My children are desperate to play with it but it's in such pristine condition, I'm just keeping it in the closet until I know if it's worth saving until they are older.

Do these help?

I inherited my uncle's microscope and other than Bausch & Lomb, I have no idea what it is. i know that he used it from medical school at Johns Hopkins throughout his medical practice, so I suspect it's from the 1960s. Everything that came with it appears to be in the case and it is immaculate-- he w...