A stand microscope created by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Gutteridge" class="extiw" title="w:Joseph Gutteridge">Joseph Gutteridge</a>, a weaver from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coventry" class="extiw" title="w:Coventry">Coventry</a>. The microscope allows coarse and fine adjustments, and its height is adjustable by a set screw. It consists of two objectives each with a screw on cap and a slidecarrier that is moveable laterally. The mirror also has a cap. It has a bench magnifier, lens moveable through 360° and has a base weighted with lead.
<bdi><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Joseph_Gutteridge" class="extiw" title="w:en:Joseph Gutteridge"><span title="British naturalist">Joseph Gutteridge</span></a>
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