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SUMMARY OF CURRENT RESEARCHES RELATING TO 
Paul Meyer’s Dissecting Stand (Improved Form). — This (fig. 52) 
is one of Messrs. Bausch and Lomb’s instruments, and is the largest 
dissecting stand made by them. The metal parts are brass throughout* 
polished and nickeled. The base is of unusually large size, and heavily 
Fig. 50 . 
leaded to ensure stability. The stage plate, 90 x 105 mm. in size, 
is of polished plate glass, resting on a metal frame into which the 
spring clips are also fastened, thus making the entire surface of the stage 
free and available for work. Dishes may be cemented to its surface, f or 
