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A 19th-Century lacquered-brass Cary-type botanist's microscope,
signed on the main column Cary LONDON, in a fitted mahogany case -- 17cm. (16¾in.) wide
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The barrel screws into a short limb from the top of the main column. The stage, with sprung slide holder, moves up and down the column by rack and pinion. A concave mirror fits into the column below the stage and the whole instrument screws into a brass ferrule on the lid of the case. Accessories include: three numbered objectives; lieberkuhn objective; stage forceps; ivory handled knife and probe; tweezers; and a turned ivory canister of mica discs. The case is lined with green plush and has one (of two) brass hooks and eyes.
and the remains of another botanist's microscope, unsigned. The limb to hold the objectives has broken off and there is no barrel. The stage moves up and down the main column by rack and pinion and there is a concave substage mirror. The column screws into a ferrule on the lid of the case. There are two objectives, a live box, black and white disc, three ivory sliders, a probe and stage forceps. The case is lined with blue plush and has two brass hooks. The main section lifts out and beneath are two folded pieces of paper: one is a hand-written list of specimens; the second is a one page booklet entitled DESCRIPTION OF A New Improved Pocket COMPOUND MICROSCOPE. The name of the manufacturer/vendor has been blacked out and replaced by D. Langston 94 Cheapside in manuscript. The booklet illustrates, inventorises and describes the components of the microscope. (2)
signed on the main column Cary LONDON, in a fitted mahogany case -- 17cm. (16¾in.) wide
See Colour Illustration
The barrel screws into a short limb from the top of the main column. The stage, with sprung slide holder, moves up and down the column by rack and pinion. A concave mirror fits into the column below the stage and the whole instrument screws into a brass ferrule on the lid of the case. Accessories include: three numbered objectives; lieberkuhn objective; stage forceps; ivory handled knife and probe; tweezers; and a turned ivory canister of mica discs. The case is lined with green plush and has one (of two) brass hooks and eyes.
and the remains of another botanist's microscope, unsigned. The limb to hold the objectives has broken off and there is no barrel. The stage moves up and down the main column by rack and pinion and there is a concave substage mirror. The column screws into a ferrule on the lid of the case. There are two objectives, a live box, black and white disc, three ivory sliders, a probe and stage forceps. The case is lined with blue plush and has two brass hooks. The main section lifts out and beneath are two folded pieces of paper: one is a hand-written list of specimens; the second is a one page booklet entitled DESCRIPTION OF A New Improved Pocket COMPOUND MICROSCOPE. The name of the manufacturer/vendor has been blacked out and replaced by D. Langston 94 Cheapside in manuscript. The booklet illustrates, inventorises and describes the components of the microscope. (2)
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