1st May, 2024 13:00

Science, Medicine & Early Technology

 
Lot 105
 

A Large Cary Gould-Type Microscope

English, 2nd Quarter 19th Century, engraved to the circular foot 'Cary London', the microscope on a large heavy lead filled brass base with tall upright column terminating in a compass type joint, screw clamp holding the main column with plano-concave mirror in a gimbal on a sliding collar, square stage with 'U' shaped clip, aquatic limb with rack and pinion adjustment, with screw-in conical compound body tube, drawer contains 5 simple objectives, an objective with a Leiberkuhn, a very early achromatic objective and collar in a brass case, and other items, the main case also contains a small get of early microscope slides and a table condenser,case height 30.5cm

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English, 2nd Quarter 19th Century, engraved to the circular foot 'Cary London', the microscope on a large heavy lead filled brass base with tall upright column terminating in a compass type joint, screw clamp holding the main column with plano-concave mirror in a gimbal on a sliding collar, square stage with 'U' shaped clip, aquatic limb with rack and pinion adjustment, with screw-in conical compound body tube, drawer contains 5 simple objectives, an objective with a Leiberkuhn, a very early achromatic objective and collar in a brass case, and other items, the main case also contains a small get of early microscope slides and a table condenser,case height 30.5cm

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