ANTIQUE MICROSCOPES and ACCESSORIES for sale
VICTORIAN MICROSCOPES
An
antique compound monocular microscope engraved on the foot
J.SWIFT & SON, LONDON, W.C.
, with accessories in a fitted mahogany case. This all brass microscope
(circa 1894), is the forerunner to the DISCOVERY model made for the use
on the ship DISCOVERY of Scott’s Antarctic expedition. It has a cast raised horseshoe type
base, square stage with slide clips, cut-out and
a measurement matrix cast into the stage.
It has rack & pinion main focus and
thumbwheel fine focussing, and sub-stage socket for
accessories. Below the stage is a good plano-concave
mirror. The microscope comes with accessories
including three signed Swift objectives (1/6, 2/3 in. & 2 in.) with
lacquered brass caps and two eyepieces (no. 2 & 3), twin nosepiece changer,
several glass slides & wet cells, a spike and brush and an iris type
sub-stage general purpose condenser, all in a fitted mahogany clamshell type case
with brass & wood carrying handle and brass hinges & a working lock
& key and is about 12 inches long. The microscope has all original
finishes and is in good condition and the instrument is in good working order.-
£325
ANTIQUE
BAKER MICROSCOPE - A
19th century Student microscope signed in
gothic script on the heel "BAKER, 244 High
Holborn, London",
with
accessories in it's fitted case. The address
points to the date
of manufacture to be around 1860. The microscope is all brass with thumbwheel
fine focus and rack & pinion main focus, full mechanical stage with slide
clips, and a plano concave sub stage mirror. Whilst the general design is of the
Ross bar limb style, the overall size of the microscope is somewhat larger than
the average student microscope, racking out to nearly 16 inches high in normal
use. There is one eyepiece and three objectives (2 inch, 1 inch & 2/3 inch
in brass cans), and a plug-in Abbe type sub-stage
condenser with iris. There is also a fitted drawer for small accessories, which
slides into the top left corner of the main case. The case,
which is 18 inches high, is made from mahogany with hand made dovetail joints
and brass handle & hinges.
The microscope is in working order, the optics are clear and the mirror is good.
There is much of the original lacquer remaining. A good example of the classic
bar limb student microscope, from one of England’s best makers.- £395
A
selection of small pocket or field microscopes. Prices
range from £25 each
MICROSCOPE SLIDES AND ACCESSORIES
An
antique microscope slide preparation cabinet, containing instruments
for microscope slide preparation. The cabinet has a trade label for “MILLIKIN
& LAWLEY, 67-68 CHANDOS STREET, WC2” and holds scissors, forceps, scalpels
and manipulator spikes. The cabinet has brass hinges & catches and is in
good overall condition with minor blemishes consistent with its age. -
£65
Slides
and accessories,
such as microscope nosepieces, camera
lucidas, stage
aids, low power objectives, oil
immersion objectives, Leitz objectives, unusual
objectives, European objectives, vintage
objectives, eyepieces, lieberkhuns,
sub-stage accessories, slide cases,
and
microscopist's tools, etc., also available. Prices
ranging from £15 - please ask for your specific
requirements.
BOOKS
The Microscope, a Practical Handbook by Drew & Wright, 1922- £15
Modern Microscopy by Cross & Cole, 1922- £25
The Beginner's Guide to the Microscope by
Chas. E. Heath,F.R.M.S. 4th edn. -
The Beginner's Guide to the Microscope by
Chas. E. Heath,F.R.M.S. 4th edn. - on
hold
The Microscope - A Practical Handbook,
by A.H.Drew & L. Wright, 1922
- £15
The Microscope - A Simple Handbook
by
Conrad beck (R & J Beck) 1923 - £15
Microscopes and microscopic life by Peter Healey, 1969 - £15
Practical Microscopy by L.C.Martin and B.K.Johnson, 1931 - £10
LINKS
MMS or Manchester Microscopical & Natural History Soc.
Interested in microphotographs, then this book on Stanhopes
is a must.
Microscopes page last updated 15/01/2012