Lot Essay
Clifton records Edward Wrench as working between 1822-1853, and at the Gray's Inn Terrace address between 1839-1852
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Details
A mid 19th-Century lacquered-brass compound monocular microscope,
the case with an applied label for WRENCH 6 GRAYS INN TERRACE LONDON, the body tube with rack and pinion focusing (defective), the pillar mounting incorporating the stage and the plano-concave sub-stage mirror, with five numbered objectives, stage forceps, six ivory sliders and other accessories in the original fitted mahogany case -- 10¾in. (27.3cm.) wide; with an original page of advertising for the microscope entitled 2/3 The size In a neat Mahogany Boc wh Six Sliders wh Six magnifiers & apparatus A Description accompanies each with an engraving of the instrument and accessories, and a second sheet with the promised description
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the case with an applied label for WRENCH 6 GRAYS INN TERRACE LONDON, the body tube with rack and pinion focusing (defective), the pillar mounting incorporating the stage and the plano-concave sub-stage mirror, with five numbered objectives, stage forceps, six ivory sliders and other accessories in the original fitted mahogany case -- 10¾in. (27.3cm.) wide; with an original page of advertising for the microscope entitled 2/3 The size In a neat Mahogany Boc w
See Colour Illustration
Literature
CLIFTON, Gloria, Directory of British Scientific Instrument Makers 1550-1851 (London, 1995)
Special notice
VAT rate of 17.5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer’s premium.