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Antique Microscope Slide Entomology By R H ( Richard Hancock ) 1902 

Richard Hancock, Microscopist (1870-1952)

best known to microscopists for his excellent mounts of spiders . Arachnology, the study of spiders, was a long-time interest of Hancock’s, 

and he made numerous contributions to the field.Hancock also mounted a variety of insects and insect parts, plants and animal tissues ,

He was an active member of the Birmingham Microscopists’ and Naturalists’ Union prior to 1900.

In Good Condition