18th Apr, 2023 10:00

Photographica & Cameras Auction

 
Lot 23
 

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A 19th Century lacquered brass Ross No. 4 Wenham Binocular Petrological Microscope Stand

Sold for £2,200
Estimated at £2,000 - £3,000


 
A 19th Century lacquered brass Ross No. 4 Wenham Binocular Petrological Microscope Stand, serial no. 3699, on Y-shaped foot, with mechanical sub-stage condenser, periphery-geared mechanical divided circular stage, rectangular-section body supported by large trunnion mount with locking clamp, and body-tube engraved at base 'Wenham's Binocular by Ross, London', with three pairs of eyepieces, pair of eyepiece extension tubes, achromatic condenser, bull's-eye condenser and ten objectives, two with correction, in cans, all in mahogany case, 560mm high, circa 1873, G-VG