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grumpyduck

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42. I saw this by accident on eBay...

Reply to MIButterfly (Original post)

Sun Apr 20, 2025, 02:57 PM

Apr 2025

a beautiful Watson Service microscope, circa 1920s. Have no use for it, but it's gorgeous, black and brass, with accessories and objectives. Almost bid on it, but someone else got it.

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