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The oldest microscope in the museum

In the store-rooms of the museum, we recently discovered a small microscope made around 1750. The "I. CUFF Londini Inv. & Fec." inscription (which is Latin for "designed and made by I. Cuff of London" ...
Tri-City Herald

Volunteer stumbles upon 3,000-year-old bread crumb in UK museum. See ‘surprising’ find

A volunteer sorting old microscope slides at a Leeds museum stumbled upon 3,000-year-old bread crumbs from Egypt. Photo from Leeds City Council While sorting through some overlooked archive materials ...
Charlotte Observer

Volunteer stumbles upon 3,000-year-old bread crumb in UK museum. See ‘surprising’ find

While sorting through some overlooked archive materials at a museum in the United Kingdom, a volunteer came across some bread crumbs from ancient Egypt. Photos show the microscope slide and its ...