ANTIQUE MICROSCOPES and ACCESSORIES for sale
VICTORIAN MICROSCOPES
none at the moment
A
selection of small pocket or field microscopes. Prices
range from £25 each
MICROSCOPES FROM THE EARLY 20TH CENTURY
A
fine vintage complete compound monocular microscope signed
on the tube E Leitz, Wetzler No. 204583, in its original case.
This dates it to about 1921. It
has thumbwheel rack & pinion main focus, thumbwheel fine focusing,
square stage with removable mechanical overstage, Abbe type sub-stage condenser
with lever operated iris and swinging filter ring on mechanical thumbwheel
assembly, removable stops condenser with 3 separate stops and a sub-stage plano-concave
mirror. It has a "Y" shaped foot and a triple nosepiece. The microscope
comes with 3 objective lenses (No. 1/12, 3 & 6, the number 6 is also
engraved 45X) all in marked brass cans and 3 eyepieces all in the original
fitted, velvet padded mahogany case, which is 13 1/2 inches high. There is a
sliding accessory box in the fitted case, containing some spares for the
microscope, 2 glass discs, an adjusting key and a brush. The case door is
embossed with the instrument number, has the Leitz magnification table on the
inside of the door and a loose instruction on testing oil immersion objectives.
The case has a handle to the top and a working lock & key. I would guess
this microscope originally belonged to a hospital as the outside of the case has
been painted white. A very good early 20th century microscope by
Leitz. - £255
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,
slide cases, lenses,
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 19/07/2010