04-20-201804-20-2018
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsMarlborough MA
April 20, 2018 10:00 AMCalender
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Gould-type Field Microscope

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$338$275
Auction: Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments - 3093MLocation: MarlboroughDate / Time: April 20, 2018 10:00AM

Description:

Gould-type Field Microscope, Cary, London, 19th century, blue velvet-lined mahogany box with screw mount attached to front edge for receiving the rackwork pillar signed "Cary London," three-lens main tube, stage, concave mirror, and three objective lenses.

Literature: Similar examples in GL'E Turner's The Great Age of the Microscope.
Estimate $200-250


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