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and “Powell” must have been exchanged for larger and improved 
instruments. He thought that the “ Smith ” might possibly be nearly 
in its original condition. 
The President said, no doubt the types at the time the exchange was 
made had become old, but not sufficiently antiquated to be of historical 
interest, as they undoubtedly would be at the present time. 
Mr. Conrad Bock said that the first Microscope ever made by James 
Smith, under the direction of Joseph Jackson Lister, was given by the 
late Joseph Beck to Mr. Crisp. From the appearance of the one in 
the possession of the Society, he was inclined to think it was the Micro- 
scope purchased by the Society originally ; but as it was stated that the 
number of this Microscope was 43, he thought he should be able to tell 
by reference, whether it was the original one purchased by the Society 
or not. 
Lieut.-Col. H. G. F. Siddons exhibited a portable case of mounting 
apparatus, designed to contain all that was requisite in the smallest 
possible compass. In the bottom of the case was a rack to receive 
dissecting knives, scissors, razor, and writing diamond. Above this was 
a deep drawer containing a section cutter, small lamp, turntable, and 
various dissecting troughs ; besides cells, glass slides, needles, Ac. 
Above the drawer was a rack containing a dozen small bottles and jars, 
with a sliding receptacle for wet brushes and dipping tubes. Over all 
was a brass mounting table with screw legs. The whole of these were 
included in a case measuring 8x7 X 4 in. This case served as 
a stand for the turntable, of which the spindle passed through a bushed 
aperture in the lid, to a metal bearing let into the back of the case. 
The turntable is made by Mr. Parkes of Birmingham, from whose models 
the general idea of the whole exhibit was derived. 
The President thought all would be pleased with the arrangement 
they saw before them, who had any experience of how convenient it was 
to have something portable which would supply all their wants in this 
direction when travelling. No doubt, most of those who had carried 
a Microscope with them over distant parts of the world had tried some 
scheme of this kind for themselves. As regarded the apparatus con- 
tained in the case, the usefulness would, of course, depend upon a man’s 
wants for the particular kind of work in which he was engaged. Few 
persons would want all the things which were there, but any one could 
easily modify the contents to suit his own requirements. 
The thanks of the meeting were, on the motion of the President, 
unanimously voted to Colonel Siddons for his exhibit. 
The President said that all the papers sent in to the Society, since 
the Vacation, having been taken at the last meeting, there was no further 
matter to bring before them that evening in the absence of the com- 
munication which they had expected from Mr. Nelson. 
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