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Microscopy Antiques

Reichert Monocular

This is an extremely rare very early Reichert with integral transmitted illumination. Serial number 12585. Finished in brass and black in very good condition. Twin objective turret with twin coarse focus and single fine focus controls and a focusing condenser. There is a field lens and filter carrier on top of the light box which has a ‘primitive’ transformer system and rheostat control. This still works although no transformer is supplied because of current safety regulations. A superb collectors piece.

Price £311.67 + vat

Brass Antique Microscope

From a time when the look of a microscope was as important as what you could see down it. Dating from approximately 1900. This is a long tube monocular microscope in good condition for its age. Single objective (with the original brass objective part) and a single eyepiece. The stage has a simple sliding mechanism that allows traversing the slide. The mirror is in very good condition for its age. The microscope stand is hinged as would be expected for this length of barrel. A very nice addition to any collection.

Price £291.67 + vat

Sibert Objectives

This is a two tone brass objective lenses by Sibert who much later joined with Gillett to form the Gillett and Sibert (G&S) microscope company who were the last of the UK manufacturers to cease trading during the 1980’s. Complete with original cases. Standard RMS screw thread. Not often found.

Price £54.17 + vat

Leitz Binocular Microscope

As a collectors item they do not come much more complete than this. A black and brass binocular microscope with a serial number of  270502 that places its date to very early in 1929. It is complete with its excellent very well made wooden case which is an ‘Aladdin’s Cave’ of accessories and all in their original velvet lined boxes that fit neatly into the case around the microscope. The original registration card is still present and in its place. The only negative about the case is that the key has been lost.

The microscope stand itself is finished in black enamel with brass controls and is in very good condition for its age with very little corrosion of the brass. Mirror and gimbal illumination with the mirrored surface in very good condition. A rack and pinion focusing condenser with iris diaphragm and lateral adjustment. Above this is a circular rotating stage that has a brass mechanical specimen driver in place. Triple position objective turret with standard RMS seatings that indexes well. Focus is by the head movement which is controlled by separate coarse and fine brass adjusters. The rack and pinion is in good condition and the angled binocular head has its interocular distance controlled by a central adjuster between the eyetubes. The left eyetube has dioptric control. The head slides out easily when released to enable it to be replaced by the alternatives.

The case has the usual slide out racks for the eyepieces which are all original and comprise x6, x10 and x12.5 pairs. There is also a ‘pencil case’ type box for auxiliary equipment such as forceps, coverslips etc (not present).

There are two further substantial cases, one above the microscope and the other to its left. The first of these contains the following:

Six objectives that are brass with chrome end caps:

                        x6

                        x14

                        x42

                        x45

                        x95

                        x105

All are complete in their brass cases with the Leitz logo.

A monocular head with draw tube, and a vertical  binocular head with straight vertical brass eyetubes. The brass of the eyetubes does show some tarnishing probably caused buy skin contact during hand adjustment  over the years. It has interocular and dioptric adjustment. Either of these heads will couple with the back of the turret assembly when slid down the dovetail.

The second case  contains a plain circular stage top with slide clips that can replace the standard stage top if required. Whoever  originally owned this microscope clearly appreciated and looked after it with care. Exceptional opportunity.

SOLD

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