PETER & JOHN DOLLOND CUFF TYPE COMPOUND MICROSCOPE Ca. 1775
£4,800 GBP
GOOD EXAMPLE OF THIS FAMOUS MICROSCOPE SIGNED: DOLLOND. LONDON. DESCRIBED AS A DOUBLE REFLECTING MICROSCOPE, ALL ORIGINAL, UNTOUCHED WITH PERIOD PAPERWORK. COMPRISING OF: SINGLE SIDED MIRROR, 6 OBJECTIVES, SPRUNG STAGE, STAGE FORCEPS, STAGE CONDENSER, LIEBERKUHN IN BRASS BOX, GLASS STAGE DISC & WATCH-GLASS, HAND MAGNIFIER, TALC BOX, TWEEZERS, GLASS TUBES, UNDER-STAGE CONE, LIVE BOX, CYLINDER FOR CARRYING THE LIEBERKUHN & 8 IVORY SLIDERS.
Circa
1775
Country of manufacture
UK and Ireland
Description
P & J DOLLOND AT ST PAULS CHURCH-YARD, LONDON W. 1766-1804 BOX 20″ INCHES HIGH. PLEASE NOTE. REF. THE GREAT AGE OF THE MICROSCOPE BY GERARD L’E TURNER. PAGE 48 PLEASE SEE A IDENTICAL DIAGRAM OF JOHN CUFF’S MICROSCOPE ONLY TURNED THE OTHER WAY? IVORY REGISTRATION NUMBER BVT2HQL9
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MikeRead
Mike Read Antique Sciences
Based in Lelant, near St Ives, Cornwall, I have been trading since 1979, buying and selling scientific instruments and nautical antiques. Over the years I have acquired many rare and wonderful items for the trade and collectors alike. I hope this continues. Mike Read. Email: [email protected]
