26th Apr, 2019 12:00

Fine Photographica & Instruments of Science & Medicine

 
Lot 6
 

A Fine Collection of Rock & Geology Microscope Slides

19th Century, cabinet containing a very good collection of mineral and geology specimens, cabinet constructed of polished pine with flip front and top enclosing 12 trays each containing approximately 6 standard slides, prepared by both professionl and amateurs, with examples labelled; J. T. NORMAN; E. WHEELER, 48 Tollington Rd, Holloway, London; WATSON & SONS Ltd, 313 High Holborn, London Slides of Particular Note: Unsigned slide by J. W. NEVIL labelled ‘Foraminifera from Past Glacial Silt’; J.H. 1895 Shark Tooth form Chalk; WATSON & SONS labelled ‘Crystals of Native Silver’; NORMAN labelled ‘Section of Cleopatra’s Needle’; various coal fossils, a good number of the slides are marked T.H followed by a date, these are in the same hand as slide G, Plate 45, in Bracegirdle's 'Microscopical Mounts and Mounters,.

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19th Century, cabinet containing a very good collection of mineral and geology specimens, cabinet constructed of polished pine with flip front and top enclosing 12 trays each containing approximately 6 standard slides, prepared by both professionl and amateurs, with examples labelled; J. T. NORMAN; E. WHEELER, 48 Tollington Rd, Holloway, London; WATSON & SONS Ltd, 313 High Holborn, London Slides of Particular Note: Unsigned slide by J. W. NEVIL labelled ‘Foraminifera from Past Glacial Silt’; J.H. 1895 Shark Tooth form Chalk; WATSON & SONS labelled ‘Crystals of Native Silver’; NORMAN labelled ‘Section of Cleopatra’s Needle’; various coal fossils, a good number of the slides are marked T.H followed by a date, these are in the same hand as slide G, Plate 45, in Bracegirdle's 'Microscopical Mounts and Mounters,.
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