12th Mar, 2025 10:00

The Fine Collectors Sale

 
Lot 237
 

A Large & Well Equipped Victorian Binocular Microscope

English, c.1870, unsigned but very much in the style of Charles Bakker, 244 High Holborn, the microscope standing on a typical 'Y' shaped foot with tall uprights, supporting the microscope body on 2 large trunnions, large plano-concave mirror in gimbal on sliding collar, substage collar, mechanical stage with X-Y control, course focus via rack and pinion, screw fine focus, Wenham prism in slide out drawer at note piece, with the following accessories;

1" objective & can,
1/2" objective & can,
1/4" objective & can,
Low power binocular eyepieces,
Medium power binocular eyepieces,
High power binocular eyepieces,
Substage polariser,
Substage condenser,
Substage iris,
Large tabel condenser
Various live boxes and a compressor

All in a large French polished fitted cabinet, cabinet height 52cm

Sold for £1,062

Result including buyers premium


 

English, c.1870, unsigned but very much in the style of Charles Bakker, 244 High Holborn, the microscope standing on a typical 'Y' shaped foot with tall uprights, supporting the microscope body on 2 large trunnions, large plano-concave mirror in gimbal on sliding collar, substage collar, mechanical stage with X-Y control, course focus via rack and pinion, screw fine focus, Wenham prism in slide out drawer at note piece, with the following accessories;

1" objective & can,
1/2" objective & can,
1/4" objective & can,
Low power binocular eyepieces,
Medium power binocular eyepieces,
High power binocular eyepieces,
Substage polariser,
Substage condenser,
Substage iris,
Large tabel condenser
Various live boxes and a compressor

All in a large French polished fitted cabinet, cabinet height 52cm

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