c. 1870 Microphotograph of Blood Cells Under Microscope, Dr. S. W. Fletcher, Pepperell MA (1 of 2) Ballantine bottle opener Original paint visible on the

Original paint visible on the face

8 1/4" t x 7" w x 1/2" thick

Wonderfully graphic

Sturdy and in good structural shape

I can't resist a perfect orange glaze

c. 1870 Microphotograph of Blood Cells Under Microscope, Dr. S. W. Fletcher, Pepperell MA (1 of 2) Ballantine bottle opener Original paint visible on theI don't know a whole lot about microphotography or about blood cells either, really! but I know that this is a microphotograph (a photograph taken under a microscope) of blood, and that is was produced by Dr. S. W. Fletcher of Pepperell, MA c. 1870. (Included in documentation is another from the set this came from, that one mounted with printed attribution on the board.) I've learned that William Henry Fox Talbot (18001877) was taking photographs