LATE 19th C LARGE ANTIQUE BRASS BINOCULAR MICROSCOPE OUTFIT, similar ROSS etc

A LARGE, FIRST CLASS BRASS BINOCULAR MICROSCOPE. BASED ON THE ROSS BAR LIMB DESIGN (c1870). THE MICROSCOPE IS UNSIGNED AND BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN MADE BY E. WAS A MANUFACTURE OF MICROSCOPES, TELESCOPES ETC.

MANY OF THE HIGH QUALITY MAKERS PRODUCED MICROSCOPES FOR THE RETAILING OF INDEPENDANTS, WHO THEN HAD ENGRAVED THEIR OWN NAME ON ACCESSORIES AND MORE OFTEN, ON THE MICROSCOPE BASE. THERE ARE PRIME EXAMPLES OF OTHER MAKERS OF THE PERIOD, PRODUCING THESE EXHIBITION STANDARD MICROSCOPES SUCH AS ROSS, DALLMEYER, COLLINS, BAKER, WATSON , ETC. THIS IMPRESSIVE MICROSCOPE IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH AN ARRAY OF ORIGINAL COMPONENTS. OPTICS ARE FREE OF FUNGUS, SCRATCH FREE. THERE MAY BE SOME MINOR CLEANING OF INTERNAL GLASS REQUIRED, THE MICROSCOPE IS WELL OVER 100 YEARS OLD! INCLUDED ARE 3 SETS OF EYEPIECES. 3 OPTICS TO INCLUDE 1/4", 1/2" & 1, EACH WITH CANNISTER.

LARGE BRASS BULL-EYE WITH BASE, SUB-STAGE CONDENSER WITH IRIS DIAPHRAGM WHEEL, 2 UNDER STAGE ILLUMINATION ATTACHMENTS, 2 MAGNIFYING BRASS TUBES, CAMERA LUCIDA PRISM. LIVE BOX, DISSECTING KNIVES, TWEEZERS, NUMEROUS ACCESSORIES. RACK & PINION FOCUS WITH FINE ADJUSTMENT. MOVING PLATFORM ALLOWING SHIFT IN EACH DIRECTION.

STORED IN ITS ORIGINAL MAHOGANY CABINET, STANDING ON A'Y' SHAPED FOOT. DOUBLE SIDED PLANO/CONCAVE MIRROR IN A GIMBLE.

A LARGE & ROBUST COLUMN, A FEATURE OF THESE VERY LARGE MICROSCOPES OF THE PERIOD. ORIGINAL LACQUER SERVING VERY WELL. BRASS HAS NO DENTS AND IS TRULY EXCEPTIONAL.

MAHOGANY CASE HAS PULL OUT PLATFORM THAT ALLOWS THE MICROSCOPE TO BE RETAINED FOR EASY ACCESS & USE. THE HEIGHT OF THE MICROSCOPE EXTENDED IS 59cm. CABINET MEASURES 54 X 26 X 22cms.

AN EXCEPTIONAL, SCARCE LARGE BRASS BINOCULAR MICROSCOPE OF MUSEUM QUALITY. I SEND BY TRACKED, INSURED TO VALUE COURIER. The item "LATE 19th C LARGE ANTIQUE BRASS BINOCULAR MICROSCOPE OUTFIT, similar ROSS etc" is in sale since Tuesday, April 16, 2019. 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 all countries in continental Asia, United States, all countries in Europe.

Period: 1800 to 1900
Modified Item: No
Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
Material: Brass
Type: Scientific Instruments
Sub-Type: Microscopes