Antique E. Lennie Edinburgh Brass Microscope circa 1890s with Wood Case

Lennie Edinburgh Brass Microscope circa 1890s in wood Case. With original glass slides and original brass tweezers.

Optician 46 Princess Street Edinburgh Scotland. The Lennie optical business was founded in Edinburgh, Scotland in 1835. Microscopes are occasionally seen with Lennie's name attached, which were most likely acquired from wholesale manufacturers.

Slides with the Lennie label were probably acquired from local mounters. After James Lennie died in 1854, his wife, Eliza, continued the business through the end of the century. Apparatus and advertisements occasionally note the name E. Lennie , dating them to the time of Eliza's management. Toward the end of the nineteenth century, Eliza and James' sons, John and Joseph, took over management.

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