Antique Scientific Instruments

Antique lacquered brass compound'Edinburgh' microscope, Watson of London, 1912

Antique lacquered brass compound'Edinburgh' microscope, Watson of London, 1912
Antique lacquered brass compound'Edinburgh' microscope, Watson of London, 1912
Antique lacquered brass compound'Edinburgh' microscope, Watson of London, 1912
Antique lacquered brass compound'Edinburgh' microscope, Watson of London, 1912
Antique lacquered brass compound'Edinburgh' microscope, Watson of London, 1912
Antique lacquered brass compound'Edinburgh' microscope, Watson of London, 1912
Antique lacquered brass compound'Edinburgh' microscope, Watson of London, 1912
Antique lacquered brass compound'Edinburgh' microscope, Watson of London, 1912
Antique lacquered brass compound'Edinburgh' microscope, Watson of London, 1912
Antique lacquered brass compound'Edinburgh' microscope, Watson of London, 1912
Antique lacquered brass compound'Edinburgh' microscope, Watson of London, 1912
Antique lacquered brass compound'Edinburgh' microscope, Watson of London, 1912

Antique lacquered brass compound'Edinburgh' microscope, Watson of London, 1912
A fine antique lacquered brass compound microscope by William Watson & Sons Ltd of 313, High Holborn, London. This is the company's popular'Edinburgh' model, fitted with high quality mechanical stage and complete with original fitted mahogany case. Coarse focusing is by means of a rack and pinnion, with fine focusing by micrometer thumbwheel and substage condenser with height adjustment and lever-operated iris. The stand is engraved with the maker's name, address and the serial number 14568, dating the instrument to around 1912. It is complete with two eyepieces and three objectives, two of which are marked Watson, the other Leitz, all with brass cannisters.

William Watson started out as an optician and camera maker in in 1837 and began making microsopes in 1876. The company quickly gained a strong reputation for the quality of its instruments. Much attention is paid to packaging with a view to ensuring that items reach buyers quickly and without damage. Most of the items I sell are antique, of high value and impossible to replace. Most items are wrapped in multiple layers of bubblewrap, before being placed in strong double-wall cardboard boxes with the void filled with a 100% recycled polystyrene loosefill.

I have tried alternatives to bubblewrap but none come close in terms of the level of protection they provide. They are not the cheapest, but do offer a professional, fast (normally next-day) service and have proper shelving in their vans, which many of their competitors do not. Please help me to minimise waste by reusing the packaging wherever possible, or finding someone that can. The item "Antique lacquered brass compound'Edinburgh' microscope, Watson of London, 1912" is in sale since Friday, December 6, 2019.

This item is in the category "Antiques\Science/Medicine\Scientific Instruments". The seller is "james_cumbria" and is located in Penrith, Cumbria. This item can be shipped to North, South, or Latin America, all countries in Europe, all countries in continental Asia, Australia.
  • Period: 1901 to 1950
  • Material: Brass
  • Type: Microscope

Antique lacquered brass compound'Edinburgh' microscope, Watson of London, 1912