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A rare pair of lacquered-brass compound monocular microscopes,
by Georges Oberhaeuser, one signed Georges Oberhaeuser, Ingénieur, Opticien, brevete Plas Dauphine, 19, Paris, Microscope achromatique à Grossissements variables, and further engraved No. 857, the other signed Georges Oberhaeuser, Ingénieur, Opticien, brevete Plas Dauphine, 19, Paris, Microscope achromatique Platine à Courbillon Eclairage à Rayons parallel èle Diaphragme á mouvement vertical, and further engraved No. 856, both instruments in fitted mahogany case with four eyepieces, a bull's-eye condenser and other items, each microscope with swivel mirrors and lead-weighted drum stands (accessories incomplete), the case with plush lining for the microscope bodies and bull's-eye condensers -- 13.3/4in. (35cm.) wide
See Colour Plate 14 (2)
by Georges Oberhaeuser, one signed Georges Oberhaeuser, Ingénieur, Opticien, brevete Plas Dauphine, 19, Paris, Microscope achromatique à Grossissements variables, and further engraved No. 857, the other signed Georges Oberhaeuser, Ingénieur, Opticien, brevete Plas Dauphine, 19, Paris, Microscope achromatique Platine à Courbillon Eclairage à Rayons parallel èle Diaphragme á mouvement vertical, and further engraved No. 856, both instruments in fitted mahogany case with four eyepieces, a bull's-eye condenser and other items, each microscope with swivel mirrors and lead-weighted drum stands (accessories incomplete), the case with plush lining for the microscope bodies and bull's-eye condensers -- 13.3/4in. (35cm.) wide
See Colour Plate 14 (2)