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Gould-type Field Microscope
Lot: 210UnsoldGould-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 more ...
J. Amadio Monocular Field Microscope
Lot: 211Sold for: $431$350J. Amadio Monocular Field Microscope, mid-19th century, lacquered brass instrument with main tube threaded to adjustable pillar with knurled adjustment knob, rectangular stage, gimbaled mirror, more ...
Three Withering-type Naturalist Microscopes
Lot: 212Sold for: $1,599$1,300Three Withering-type Naturalist Microscopes, first quarter 19th century, lacquered brass instruments with dual pillars, stacking lenses, sliding stages, and two with gimbaled mirrors, all housed in more ...
John Browning Compound Monocular Portable Microscope
Lot: 213Sold for: $523$425John Browning Compound Monocular Portable Microscope, London, 19th century, no. 128, cylindrical limb acting as one of the legs with mirror, square stage and main tube, marked on ferrule as above, more ...
Quekett-type Dissecting Portable Microscope
Lot: 214Sold for: $677$550Quekett-type Dissecting Portable Microscope, mid-19th century, the brass sample surface supported by a mahogany frame with folding legs, pillar with rackwork mechanism, multiple lenses, mirror, and more ...
Screw-barrel Boxed Microscope
Lot: 215Sold for: $2,829$2,300Screw-barrel Boxed Microscope, 18th century, lacquered brass instrument with steel spring and detachable bone handle, forceps with sliding brass plate, six objectives numbered 1-6, single brass more ...
W. & S. Jones Portable Monocular Microscope
Lot: 216Sold for: $738$600W. & S. Jones Portable Monocular Microscope, 30 Holborn, London, 19th century, lacquered brass instrument with a circular base engraved in script as above, gimbaled mirror, round pillar with more ...
Lacquered Brass Culpeper-type Microscope
Lot: 217Sold for: $738$600Lacquered Brass Culpeper-type Microscope, late 18th/early 19th century, brass tube supported by three scrolled feet on circular mahogany base, rackwork focusing, threaded eyepiece, circular stage more ...
Three Acorn-type Microscopes
Lot: 218UnsoldThree Acorn-type Microscopes, 18th/19th century, two brass examples with screw-mount bodies, one complete with small round lens, prick, and interior magnifier, the other lacking lens, and prick, more ...
Reproduction Leeuwenhoeck Simple Microscope
Lot: 219Sold for: $86$70Reproduction Leeuwenhoeck Simple Microscope, lens held between two riveted brass plates, stage with rounded step design, specimen pin and focusing screw, main screw with pierced handle, lg. 2 1/2 more ...
Eleven Field or Handheld Magnifiers
Lot: 220Sold for: $2,091$1,700Eleven Field or Handheld Magnifiers, 19th/20th century, four Codington magnifiers, two with turned wood handles, two brass double-capped magnifiers, four Stanhope-type magnifiers, and a small more ...
Two Livebox or Compressor Microscopes
Lot: 221Sold for: $584$475Two Livebox or Compressor Microscopes, third quarter 19th century, lacquered brass heads with delicately turned wooden handles, lg. 4 1/4 and 4 3/4 in. more ...
Two Compass or Naturalist-type Microscopes
Lot: 222Sold for: $1,107$900Two Compass or Naturalist-type Microscopes, 18th century, both with Lieberkuhn reflectors, specimen holders on a compass joint, one housed in its original green-lined, red-leather case. more ...
Unmarked Microscopist's Lamp
Lot: 223Sold for: $523$425Unmarked Microscopist's Lamp, 19th century, clear glass reservoir and anodized chimney attaching to a square pillar with adjustment knob, and large rotating condenser, ht. 11 in. more ...
19th Century Mahogany Microscope Slide Chest
Lot: 224Sold for: $800$65019th Century Mahogany Microscope Slide Chest, thirteen graduated interior velvet-lined bottom drawers with ebony handles, and dividers, hinged door, and brass bail handle, ht. 18 3/4 in. more ...
Dollond Pillar-type Linen Prover
Lot: 225Sold for: $861$700Dollond Pillar-type Linen Prover, 19th century, London, small double pillar, and screw focusing instrument signed on top plate "Dollond, London," with a small image of a flower, and sliding aperture more ...
Six Double-hinged Boxes of Microscope Slides
Lot: 226Sold for: $1,845$1,500Six Double-hinged Boxes of Microscope Slides, 19th/20th century, glass slides housed in wood framed trays, all contained in drop-down front, double-hinged boxes. more ...
Two "Craig" Simple Microscopes
Lot: 227Sold for: $369$300Two "Craig" Simple Microscopes, America, c. 1865, a chrome-plated, and brass instruments with slit for receiving a slide, patented "Craig's" lens, and adjustable mirror, both housed in their more ...
R&J Beck Portable Compound Microscope
Lot: 228Sold for: $154$125R&J Beck Portable Compound Microscope, London, folding tripod legs, square stage with magnifier, main tube, and two objective lenses, all in a velvet-lined case with lid marked in gilt lettering "R more ...
Unmarked Portable Monocular Microscope
Lot: 229Sold for: $492$400Unmarked Portable Monocular Microscope, probably England, 18th/19th century, green velvet-lined mahogany case with interior mounted hinged pillar having rackwork stage adjustment, four lens more ...
Two Lacquered brass Dissecting Microscopes
Lot: 230Sold for: $338$275Two Lacquered brass Dissecting Microscopes, both with circular bases, round pillars, and gimbaled plano mirrors, one with a clear glass stage, and a large adjustable screw-mount lens, the other one more ...
W. Ladd & Co. Quekett-style Dissecting Microscope
Lot: 231Sold for: $1,599$1,300W. Ladd & Co. Quekett-style Dissecting Microscope, London, 19th century, lacquered brass plate housing a dovetailed fitted drawer containing the contents of the microscope, including pillar, mirror, more ...
Lacquered Brass Simple Portable Microscope
Lot: 232Sold for: $738$600Lacquered Brass Simple Portable Microscope, probably England, 19th century, round pillar with rackwork focusing, stage, and mirror, all mounted to a rectangular base, four lenses, tweezers, and more ...
W. & S. Jones Improved Botanical or Universal Pocket Microscope
Lot: 233Sold for: $2,706$2,200W. & S. Jones Improved Botanical or Universal Pocket Microscope, first quarter 19th century, lacquered brass instrument with manual stage, three objectives, lens, and mirror all mounted to a square more ...
A. Ross Lacquered Brass Compound Microscope
Lot: 234Sold for: $1,107$900A. Ross Lacquered Brass Compound Microscope, London, no. 230, 7 1/2-in. main tube mounted to a triangular pillar with rackwork, X-Y sliding square stage, two pillar Y-shaped base marked as above, more ...
J. Zentmayer Lacquered Brass Compound Microscope
Lot: 235Sold for: $338$275J. Zentmayer Lacquered Brass Compound Microscope, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1876, trifoot damascened base marked "J. Zentmayer Phila Pat'd Aug. 15. 76," main barrel with rackwork focusing, more ...
Quekett-type Dissecting Portable Microscope
Lot: 236Sold for: $369$300Quekett-type Dissecting Portable Microscope, England, mid-19th century, the ebonized sample surface supported by a mahogany frame with folding legs, fitted pillar column, brass sample plate, and more ...
Nine Linen Provers Microscopes
Lot: 237Sold for: $308$250Nine Linen Provers Microscopes, 19th/20th century, three C-form hinged provers with lenses, and opened bottoms, two counters with calibrated scales and pointers, two sliding head provers, one more ...
Gould-type Portable Microscope
Lot: 238Sold for: $338$275Gould-type Portable Microscope, England, 19th century, velvet-lined fitted case with mounting screw bracket on the lid for receiving the square pillar, screw barrel main tube, mirror and three more ...
W. Ottway & Co. Compound Portable Microscope
Lot: 239Sold for: $185$150W. Ottway & Co. Compound Portable Microscope, England, mahogany cased lacquered brass instrument with hinged tripod legs, and two eyepieces, instrument ht. closed 8 in. more ...