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<p>[QUOTE="Phil Douglas, post: 4757613, member: 13223"]The Cary family seem to have done well in the realm of scientific instrument, and their name was used over quite a long period (see <a href="http://microscopist.net/GouldC.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://microscopist.net/GouldC.html" rel="nofollow">link)</a>.</p><p>The Shackleton example is lovely, and the similarities are quite strong. Unfortunately we can't see the serial number. But we can be pretty sure that it would be a recent model when it was bought for the expedition -- you wouldn't bring an antique along! So that gives an idea of the age.</p><p>The case of the Shackleton example, which looks brand new, is a similar design to the case of my dad's, although that has suffered, and I am getting it re-clad in leather.</p><p>Thanks for the research![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Phil Douglas, post: 4757613, member: 13223"]The Cary family seem to have done well in the realm of scientific instrument, and their name was used over quite a long period (see [URL='http://microscopist.net/GouldC.html']link)[/URL]. The Shackleton example is lovely, and the similarities are quite strong. Unfortunately we can't see the serial number. But we can be pretty sure that it would be a recent model when it was bought for the expedition -- you wouldn't bring an antique along! So that gives an idea of the age. The case of the Shackleton example, which looks brand new, is a similar design to the case of my dad's, although that has suffered, and I am getting it re-clad in leather. Thanks for the research![/QUOTE]
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