18th Oct, 2019 12:00

Fine Photographica & Instruments of Science & Medicine

 
  Lot 22
 

A Watson 'Royal' Compound Microscope

English, dated 1915, signed to the rear of the foot ‘W Watson & Sons Ltd, 313 High Holborn, London', the microscope supported on a black lacquered tripod base supporting the body on trunnions, with plano-concave mirror in a gimbal on a sliding collar, substage collar with X-Y control via screw with rack and pinion focusing, with condensor with filter holder and iris, mechanical stage with X & Y controls, fine focus via screw, course rack and pinion focusing to back of body tube, body tube with mechanical drawer tube and second sliding drawer tube, with the following accessories: table bulls-eye condenser, a 1/6 in Watson objective, a 2in Watson objective, an eyepiece marked x5, an eyepiece marked x8, all in the original French polished mahogany cabinet. Cabinet height 33cm.

Sold for £864

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English, dated 1915, signed to the rear of the foot ‘W Watson & Sons Ltd, 313 High Holborn, London', the microscope supported on a black lacquered tripod base supporting the body on trunnions, with plano-concave mirror in a gimbal on a sliding collar, substage collar with X-Y control via screw with rack and pinion focusing, with condensor with filter holder and iris, mechanical stage with X & Y controls, fine focus via screw, course rack and pinion focusing to back of body tube, body tube with mechanical drawer tube and second sliding drawer tube, with the following accessories: table bulls-eye condenser, a 1/6 in Watson objective, a 2in Watson objective, an eyepiece marked x5, an eyepiece marked x8, all in the original French polished mahogany cabinet. Cabinet height 33cm.
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