Description

Excellent and elegant brass microscope of the Bleuler Culpeper type with a complete collection of accessories , in a magnificent mahogany box. Although unusual, this one has a rack and pinion mechanism for focusing instead of the common slide system on the main tube. It works perfectely and all the teeth of the rack are present and in perfect condition. The microscope is accompanied by a set of original accessories in perfect condition, consisting of 4 lenses of different magnifications, a tweezers, and a dish for observing liquids. The original gold lacquer is excellently preserved with only minor scratches and mottling. The mirror has lost a small part of the silver. In its minimum position it measures 26 cm aprox. The mahogany box is also well preserved, retaining the original working lock and key. It also has the upper handle and the drawer for accessories containing some samples in bone slides. His height is 32 cm.

See and identical microscope made by J. Bleuer at: https://sites.google.com/view/microscopios-s-xx-original/makers/culpeper_e

John Bleuler (1757-1829) was an optician, mathematician, philosopher, and instrument maker who began his profession as an apprentice to Henry Shuttleworth in 1771 and 20 years later, in 1791, opened his own business at 27 Ludgate Street, London. He continued to make instruments until his death in 1829.