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Lot 94

A Ross No. 1 compound binocular microscope,
English, circa 1860,
2

Amended
2 December 2020, 14:00 GMT
London, Knightsbridge

Sold for £10,837.50 inc. premium

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A Ross No. 1 compound binocular microscope, English, circa 1860,

signed A Ross London 1919, of standard Ross stand design with adjusted monocular/binocular tubes and beam splitting prism (chipped), in brass mound mahogany case with doors at both sides and fitted with accessories including two sets of A,B and C eyepieces, a C Kellners Orthoscopic eyepieces and E and F eyepieces, 2 inch Ross objective, 1 in, 1/2 in 1/4 in 1/8 in 1/16 in Powell & Lealand objectives, a Gillet condenser with wheel of stops, a Powell & Lealand achromatic condenser with stops and aperture wheel, parabolic stage reflector, stage condenser, frog plate and other accessories, when erected 18in (46cm) high, 2

Footnotes

Provenance:
The Estate of the late Tony Dutton Esq QMC RMS

Saleroom notices

The cataloguing for this item should read "brass bound mahogany case" rather than "brass mound".

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