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    Royal  Institution  which  featured  public  lectures  by
                                  luminaries like Faraday: regular access to most leading
                                                         th
                                  scientists of  mid-19   century  Britain, and  many  from
                                  beyond, presented golden opportunities for instrument
                                  sales.

                                   The Solomons house at 39 Albermarle Street has been
                                   replaced by a modern complex, but no.38, opposite, is
                                   still there.  It is a five story building, giving some idea
                                     of the style enjoyed by the Solomons business and
                                   household, here in the middle of fashionable Mayfair.

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