Lot Essay
Clifton does not record Howard Woodward & Co, but John Woodward is recorded as working from Clement's Inn, Strand, London from 1822-1835.
Details
A 19th-Century lacquered-brass Martin-type drum microscope,
signed Howard Woodward & Co Strand London, with rack and pinion focusing, the stage with sprung slide holder, the lower body section with concave mirror, with a numbered set of five objectives, bull's-eye condenser, lieberkuhn, forceps, tweezers, live-box, six ivory sliders, in plush-lined fitted mahogany case -- 11in. (28cm.) wide
See Illustration
signed Howard Woodward & Co Strand London, with rack and pinion focusing, the stage with sprung slide holder, the lower body section with concave mirror, with a numbered set of five objectives, bull's-eye condenser, lieberkuhn, forceps, tweezers, live-box, six ivory sliders, in plush-lined fitted mahogany case -- 11in. (28cm.) wide
See Illustration