English, c.1870, engraved to the back of the foot 'Baker, 244 High Holborn, London', standing on a 'Y' shaped base with tall uprights supporting the main body on conical trunnions, with plano-concave mirror in gimbal on articulated arm on sliding collar, mechanical substage with X-Y control via screw, rotation via crown gear and pinion, with rack and pinion focus, mechanical stage with X-Y control via rack and screw, with rotating slide rest, course focusing via rackwork at the back of a triangular bar, limb incorporating fine focus screw, binocular body with unusual screw out Wenham prism housing, with rack work to interocular adjustment, with the following accessories:
4" objective & can by Baker,
3" objective & can by Baker,
1 1/2" objective & can by Baker,
1 1/2" objective & can by Baker,
1/16 objective & can by Baker,
3 Leiberkuhns,
Low power eyepieces,
5 eyepieces,
Complex substage condenser,
Polariser & analyser,
Unusual substage ringing table,
Stage forceps,
Stage reflector,
Stage bulls-eye condenser,
A few slides and other items
Monocular bodytube and limb with screw fine focus,
all in a large French polished cabinet with campaign style hande to top. case height 50cm
Note: This lot contains ivory and has been registered in accordance with the Ivory Act , Ref. J93ABCBH - Flints Auctions CANNOT ship this item out if the UK.
Sold for £900
Result including buyers premium
English, c.1870, engraved to the back of the foot 'Baker, 244 High Holborn, London', standing on a 'Y' shaped base with tall uprights supporting the main body on conical trunnions, with plano-concave mirror in gimbal on articulated arm on sliding collar, mechanical substage with X-Y control via screw, rotation via crown gear and pinion, with rack and pinion focus, mechanical stage with X-Y control via rack and screw, with rotating slide rest, course focusing via rackwork at the back of a triangular bar, limb incorporating fine focus screw, binocular body with unusual screw out Wenham prism housing, with rack work to interocular adjustment, with the following accessories:
4" objective & can by Baker,
3" objective & can by Baker,
1 1/2" objective & can by Baker,
1 1/2" objective & can by Baker,
1/16 objective & can by Baker,
3 Leiberkuhns,
Low power eyepieces,
5 eyepieces,
Complex substage condenser,
Polariser & analyser,
Unusual substage ringing table,
Stage forceps,
Stage reflector,
Stage bulls-eye condenser,
A few slides and other items
Monocular bodytube and limb with screw fine focus,
all in a large French polished cabinet with campaign style hande to top. case height 50cm
Note: This lot contains ivory and has been registered in accordance with the Ivory Act , Ref. J93ABCBH - Flints Auctions CANNOT ship this item out if the UK.
Auction: Photographs, Optical Toys & Science, 15th Jul, 2025