{"id":509,"count":1,"description":"<strong>\u201cIM\u201d -\u00a0<\/strong><strong>The Toymakers of Nuremberg<\/strong>\r\n\r\nDuring the 18<sup>th<\/sup> and 19<sup>th<\/sup> centuries, toymakers in the Nuremberg area of Germany produced a wide range of instruments, generally carved from wood. Among these were 4 different styles of compound microscopes, including those based on the microscopes of Thomas Culpeper from the early 18<sup>th<\/sup> century as well as \u201csentry box-type\u201d, \u201csolar\u201d and \u201cside pillar-type\u201d.\r\n\r\nThe makers of these microscopes are not known, but many of the microscopes \u00a0are stamped with initials on the base. As well as \u201cIM\u201d within a circle, \u201cJFF\u201d inside a heart and (apparently later versions) \u201cICR\u201d within a circle are known. 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