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ANTIQUE J. SWIFT BRASS'CHALLENGE' BINOCULAR MICROSCOPE CASED SET. LATE 19th Cent

ANTIQUE J. SWIFT BRASS'CHALLENGE' BINOCULAR MICROSCOPE CASED SET. LATE 19th Cent
ANTIQUE J. SWIFT BRASS'CHALLENGE' BINOCULAR MICROSCOPE CASED SET. LATE 19th Cent
ANTIQUE J. SWIFT BRASS'CHALLENGE' BINOCULAR MICROSCOPE CASED SET. LATE 19th Cent
ANTIQUE J. SWIFT BRASS'CHALLENGE' BINOCULAR MICROSCOPE CASED SET. LATE 19th Cent
ANTIQUE J. SWIFT BRASS'CHALLENGE' BINOCULAR MICROSCOPE CASED SET. LATE 19th Cent
ANTIQUE J. SWIFT BRASS'CHALLENGE' BINOCULAR MICROSCOPE CASED SET. LATE 19th Cent
ANTIQUE J. SWIFT BRASS'CHALLENGE' BINOCULAR MICROSCOPE CASED SET. LATE 19th Cent
ANTIQUE J. SWIFT BRASS'CHALLENGE' BINOCULAR MICROSCOPE CASED SET. LATE 19th Cent
ANTIQUE J. SWIFT BRASS'CHALLENGE' BINOCULAR MICROSCOPE CASED SET. LATE 19th Cent
ANTIQUE J. SWIFT BRASS'CHALLENGE' BINOCULAR MICROSCOPE CASED SET. LATE 19th Cent
ANTIQUE J. SWIFT BRASS'CHALLENGE' BINOCULAR MICROSCOPE CASED SET. LATE 19th Cent
ANTIQUE J. SWIFT BRASS'CHALLENGE' BINOCULAR MICROSCOPE CASED SET. LATE 19th Cent

ANTIQUE J. SWIFT BRASS'CHALLENGE' BINOCULAR MICROSCOPE CASED SET. LATE 19th Cent

THIS IS A VERY WELL PRESERVED EXAMPLE OF AN ANTIQUE BRASS WENHAM BINOCULAR. THERE IS NO SERIAL NUMBER ON THE STAND, JUST LETTERS'Hy.

BASED ON THE DESIGN OF THE PERIOD I BELIEVE IT WAS MADE C1895. THE BINOCULAR MICREOSCOPE IS SUPPORTED ON A HEAVY, STURDY ENGLISH STYLE TRIPOD OR "CLAW" FOOT THAT HAS A BLACK LACQURED SURFACE. THE FOOT RISES TO A WIDE TRUNNION JOINT THAT SUPPORTS THE LIMB AND THE STAGE AND REST OF THE INSTRUMENT. THE MICROSCOPE CAN BE SET TO VERTICAL OR HORIZONTAL POSITIONS. FOCUS BY RACK & PINION IS SMOOTH. THE FITTED SUBSTAGE, ALSO RACK & PINION IS LIKEWISE. A TRULY OUTSTANDING FEATURE OF THIS MICROSCOPE IS THE CONDITION OF THE BRASS TUBES. NO DENTS, VIRTUALLY ALL THE ORIGINAL LACQUER COATING IN SUPERB ORDER. THERE ARE SEVERAL LENSES INCLUDED, FIVE WITH ORIGINAL MARKED CANNISTERS.

THEY BEING 2", 1", 1/2", 1/4", 1/6. THERE IS A SEPERATE SWIFT 1/6 & A SWIFT OIL 1/8 IMM. A TWO NOSE LENS HOLDER, A PARABOLIC ILLUMINATOR, A ROD ATTACHED TO THE LIMB, AN IMMACULATE SLIDING PLATFORM, EXCELLENT DOUBLE SIDED MIRROR, FOUR EYEPIECES PLUS FURTHER ACCESSORIES AS SEEN IN THE FITTED WOODEN CASE.

CASE HAS BRASS HANDLE, LOCK WITH KEY. 3 ANTIQUE SLIDES (prize medal) COLOURED GLASS FILTERS ETC, IN BRASS CONTAINER. THERE IS A BOXED'CTS' MICROMETER GLASS SLIDE. A'BULLS EYE' MAGNIFIER IS INCLUDED, MAKER UNKNOWN.

A SEPERATE WOODEN BOX HOLDING MORE ACCESSORIES, AS PER PICTURE, IS INCLUDED. FULL EXTENSION IS JUST OVER 17. CASE IS 15" X 8" X 6. A TRULY REMARKABLE, SUPERB J.

THE INSTRUMENT CONSTRUCTED IT MAY BE FAIRLY STATED THAT IT IS SURPASSED BY NO OTHER OF ITS PRICE IN THE EXCELLENCE OF ITS WORKMANSHIP AND ITS SUITABILITY TO THE GENERAL WANTS OF THE MICROSCOPIST. I SEND BY COURIER, TRACKED AND INSURED TO VALUE.

NOTE ALSO THAT I HAVE ALSO LISTING SEVERAL ANTIQUE ACCESSORIES THAT WOULD COMPLIMENT THIS, AND OTHER, EARLY MICROSCOPES. SWIFT BRASS'CHALLENGE' BINOCULAR MICROSCOPE CASED SET. LATE 19th Cent" is in sale since Tuesday, May 8, 2018. This item is in the category "Collectables\Scientific Collectables\Scientific Instruments\Microscopes".

The seller is "photosphere012" and is located in West Chiltington, West Sussex. This item can be shipped to North, South, or Latin America, all countries in Europe, all countries in continental Asia, Australia.

  • Type: Optical
  • Sub-Type: Microscopes
  • Material: Brass
  • Period: c1895
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom


ANTIQUE J. SWIFT BRASS'CHALLENGE' BINOCULAR MICROSCOPE CASED SET. LATE 19th Cent