~LARGE CARY/GOULD, SIMPLE/COMPOUND MICROSCOPE-DOLLOND~

~LARGE CARY/GOULD, SIMPLE/COMPOUND MICROSCOPE-DOLLOND~

$1500 USD (1200 GBP)

A very good and large Cary/Gould simple and compound microscope by Dollond c.1820

Dimensions

8 x 6 x 3 inches (20 x 15 x 7.5 cm.)

Circa

1820

Maker

Dollond

Country of manufacture

UK and Ireland

Categories: Microscopy, Natural history, Engineering antiques, Office Antiques

Description

Standing 10 inches (25 cm.) tall-not including the additional box height of 3 inches, this portable Cary/Gould, simple and compound microscope is outstanding. Extensive accessories and a flame mahogany case measuring 8 x 6 x 3 inches tall (shrinkage crack to lid seems stable). Lock but no key. Forceps appear to be French ? Complete. Signed “Dollond, London”. 5 stacking objectives (bead #1 missing), 4 Lieberkuhned/darkened objectives (one high power), 2 sliders, live box, stage forceps, stage bullseye, fine mirror. Inclining. Perfect rack and pinion. Good optics for the day. c.1820. B/W ivory disk missing.

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CA ScientificaOpticae

Scientifica Opticae

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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