THE LINDSAY PORTABLE MICROSCOPE':
c. 1742,
by GEORGE LINDSAY
The Watkins Microscope is a compound microscope that was made of silver and when disassembled, fit in a box twice as big as the Lindsay, measuring 6 3/4 x 5 3/4 x 2 inches. It has the distinction of being one of the earliest microscopes to have an inclination joint for the limb, though at a very awkward location making it quite unbalanced.
