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Offered for sale we have a vintage original Service model microscope by W. Watson & Sons Limited of London. This example dates to 1938 based on the sequential Watson production number of 65454 which is engraved onto the main tube. There’s also the Watson guarantee/magnification card in the case which is increasingly hard to find with vintage Watsons and this confirms the exact date as 22nd March 1938. This pre-war example is in all-original condition as far as I Read More...

22 Aug

Vintage W. Watson & Sons Ltd – Service Petrological Brass Microscope – c1933, Cased

By Arcboutant Scientific

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Watson Service Petrological Microscope – No. 53875 – circa 1933 Offered for sale is a lovely collectable inter-war Service petrological microscope in lacquered brass finish by W. Watson & Sons Limited of London. This example dates to 1933 based on the sequential Watson production number of 53875 which is engraved onto the main tube. This inter-war example is in all-original condition as far as I can tell and has been well looked after by its former custodians, presenting a great Read More...

22 Aug

C1810 SMPLE HAND HELD MICROSCOPE IN ORIG. CASE , ALL IN EXCELLENT COND.

By Opticalworld

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IMAGE IS SHARP AND CLEAR , LENS IS GOOD , IN VERY GOOD CONDITION, CASE CLOSES WELL WITH HEALTHY CLICK , A FINE QUALITY ITEM, BRASS MOUNTED Read More...

22 Aug

18th C, CUT STEEL QUIZZING MAGNIYING GLASS C1750, FACETED AND POLISHED IN EXCELLENT COND.

By Opticalworld

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LENS EXCELLENT WITH GOOD MAGNIFICATION, IMAGE CLEAR AND SHARP , NOTHING BROKEN , NO REPAIRS, ALL IN COMPLETE EXCELLENT CONDITION Read More...

22 Aug

Small size sextant – Cary, London. R.G.S. No 1.

By Scientific Inspirations

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A small size brass sextant of 6″ radius, the silver scale reading from 0 – 150, the arc engraved, ‘Cary, London. No 909 A, Royal Geographical Society. R.G.S. No 1’. In very nice condition throughout, the mahogany handle with brass lug for tripod attachment. The case measures 21 x 21 cms and has two fastening hooks and brass handle. Cracks to the lid and one to the base. Lock missing. The case holds a short telescope, a sighting scope, a long Read More...

20 Aug

~EXCELLENT ADVANCED STUDENT PETROGRAPHIC MICROSCOPE-SWIFT~

By Scientifica Opticae Inc.

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Well equipped with 99% golden lacquer, this advanced student petrographic microscope was seldomly used. Slight scuffs to the anodized bronze horseshoe base numbered 12237, with an unusual centering nosepiece by Thos. Armstrong No.346, Manchester and Liverpool. Mechanically and cosmetically wonderful with micrometer fine focussing to the double objective nosepiece, tight rack and pinion coarse adjustment, fully rotating 360 degree tound stage with micrometer, blued steel stage clips, swing out substage for polariser, perfect double sided mirror and a good Read More...

15 Aug

SOLD – Antique Ross-Zentmayer No. 1 Binocular Microscope in Brass by Ross London c1885

By Arcboutant Scientific

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Offered for sale and a rare find – an Andrew Ross-Zentmayer No.1, serial number 5380 of immense size, with: – Jackson-Lister type limb design– Wenham binocular with mechanical draw-tubes– RMS objective fitment– diagonal-cut coarse focus rack– vernier screw/long lever fine focus – note: this action needs attention/repair– rotating mechanical stage with x/y controls to RHS– swinging sub-stage for oblique illumination– sub-stage dovetail recess for technical sub-stage fittings– large 3 inch plano-concave reflector with tarnishing mainly to plane side And overall, just Read More...

14 Aug

ADIE BOX SEXTANT

By MikeRead

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SHIPPING BY FEDEX, DHL, DPD, ETC. FULLY TRACKED. Contact Email: [email protected] Read More...

14 Aug

Exquisite Double-Frame Quintant by Troughton & Simms

By Antiques Le Saint Georges

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Exquisite Double-Frame Quintant by Troughton & Simms c.1850 Presented here is a superb double-frame quintant by Troughton & Simms, the foremost English instrument makers of their era. This exceptional piece, engraved “Troughton & Simms, London” , exemplifies the pinnacle of 19th-century nautical craftsmanship. Designed by Edward Troughton, this instrument features a 140-degree arc, technically classifying it as a quintant. Crafted from solid brass—a material prized for its strength and precision—it represents the evolution of maritime navigation instruments. Double-frame sextants (or quintants) were far rarer than their single-frame counterparts due to their Read More...

11 Aug

Marine telescope with case & stand – Dobson & Baker.

By Scientific Inspirations

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A 19th century two draw marine telescope signed, ‘Dobson & Baker, Chiswell St, London’. There were several Dobsons working between 1822 – 1866. This was probably made as a display piece as there is a large engraving to the collar reading, ‘Improved Day or Night’. Fully extended the telescope measures 38″ (96 cm) and when closed 16″ (40 cm). Each end has a sliding protective cover. There is a spare eye-piece which gives powers of 12 and 18 x. In very nice condition Read More...

11 Aug

~RARE WATSON METALLURGICAL BINOCULAR MICROSCOPE~

By Scientifica Opticae Inc.

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Numbered 2591 and as described in the Watson company records as No. 2 binocular with swinging substage and bronze foot (11 and 10 GBP), this rare microscope is a one of a kind. Rarely used with 99.9% of it’s original golden lacquer, it features many accessories (twice as many as will fit in the case) for metallurgical and polarising work. Round rotating mechanical stage, swing out racked substage with a full range of brass objectives (8) ranging from 1/4 Read More...

07 Aug

TORTOISE SHELL FOLDING 4 LENS SPECTACLES EXCELLENT CONDITION

By Opticalworld

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IN EXCELLENT CONDITION, ALL HINGES FIRM, LENSES NO POWER TINTED GREEN , NO SPLITS, 115 mm WIDE. I THINK SEMI HARD LEATHER CASE IS ORIGINAL TO SPECTACLES Read More...