A Compound Microscope By Andrew Pritchard

English, c.1830, engraved to the foot, 'A Pritchard 18 Picket St London, with a retail label to the inside of the door for 'Pallant Optician, 51 Strand London', the microscope on a tripod foot, with adjustable column supporting the main body of the microscope on a compass type joint, with concave mirror at the base in a gimbal on a sliding collar, clamp to main body, interchangeable stage rack and pinion focus to triangular bar with limb to accept the compound bodytube, with fine focus to the side, in the original mahogany case with 5 drawers, 2 for specimens and 3 for accessories, accessories include, A

polished wooden wrist support,
Bottle holder,
Medium power eyepiece,
High power eyepiece,
2 objectives in cans,
A low power objective with a Leiberkuhn in a can engraved 'A1 Andrew Pritchard 263 Strand, London',
A Turrel type mechanical stage engraved 'Pritchard London',
A fine diamond engraved micrometer brass slide engraved 1/100 A Pritchard 18 Picket Str Strand'
A live box,

Note: Andrew Pritchard is recorded as working at 18 Picket Street, Strand between 1832 and 1834