07-29-200607-29-2006
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
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July 29, 2006 10:00 AMCalender
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Binocular Microscope by Henry Crouch

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$881$750
Auction: Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments - 2345Location: BostonDate / Time: July 29, 2006 10:00AM

Description:

Binocular Microscope by Henry Crouch, No. 820, polished brass, with Wenham-pattern tube engraved Henry Crouch, London, with rack-and-pinion coarse focusing, fine focusing on the nosepiece, lever to adjust interocular distance, slide-in camera lucida prism, sub-stage wheel stops, plano-concave mirror, brass trunions (originally painted),reverse-claw foot, ht. closed 14 in., and complement of accessories including a Watson 4-inch objective in cannister, stage forceps, and a R. & J. Beck Ltd. bull's-eye condensor, in fitted dovetailed mahogany case, wd. 15 in.
Estimate $250-350

Keywords

Henry Crouch, London, J. Beck Ltd, R. & J. Beck Ltd.