~EXCELLENT R&J BECK PARAFFIN LAMP WITH BULLSEYE~

~EXCELLENT R&J BECK PARAFFIN LAMP WITH BULLSEYE~

600 GBP ($795 USD) + postage

An excellent R&J Beck, London paraffin microscope lamp c.1880

Dimensions

12 x 6 inches (30 x 15 cm.)

Circa

1880

Maker

R&J Beck

Country of manufacture

UK and Ireland

Categories: Patent & Salesmans Samples, Office Antiques, Engineering antiques, Microscopy

Description

Standing 12 inches tall with a 6 inch diameter ring base signed R&J Beck, London in block letters, this lamp has some wear on the blackened reservoir but has never been used. Black chimney has slots for original clear and blue glass inserts, adjustable and rotatable bullseye plano/concave condenser, vertical adjustment on the square stem by spring clip c.1880. All original golden lacquer and not a screw out of place. No box. A large and excellent example of a Victorian paraffin microscope lamp.

 

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Mark Hacking (Scientifica Opticae Inc.) has been an avid collector/dealer for over 40 years. A former Science teacher, he has an innate love for anything natural or mechanical. Specializing in optical (microscopes, telescopes), surveying, medical, weighing and drawing instruments, he is an active participant of the Scientific Instrument Fair in London. Living in Stratford, Ontario, Canada, with his wife and two children; Mark looks forward to meeting as many fellow collectors as possible, and has a worldwide following on eBay (Sciopti). As of Nov. 1/24 my email has changed to either [email protected] or [email protected].

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