An 18th-Century brass Wilson screw-barrel type microscope, unsigned, the screw-barrel focusing with horn stage, sprung slide holder, six objectives, four with screw-on ivory protective covers (each cracked) , ivory handle, brass slider, four ivory sliders, each numbered and set with four specimens between mica sheets, probe mounting and sprung forceps, illustrated sheet of contents, and a booklet entitled L A Defcription, & l'Ufage Des Microscopes Portatifs, Ui le font & le venden par Edouard Scarlet, a l'Enseigne d'Archinede & du Globe en la Rue Qui s'appelle Dean-Street, proche de l'Eglise de St. Anne, dans Soho., contained in the original green plush-lined fishskin-covered case -- 7.1/8in. (18cm.) wide See Colour Illustration and Detail
An 18th-Century brass Wilson screw-barrel type microscope, unsigned, the screw-barrel focusing with horn stage, sprung slide holder, six objectives, four with screw-on ivory protective covers (each cracked) , ivory handle, brass slider, four ivory sliders, each numbered and set with four specimens between mica sheets, probe mounting and sprung forceps, illustrated sheet of contents, and a booklet entitled L A Defcription, & l'Ufage Des Microscopes Portatifs, Ui le font & le venden par Edouard Scarlet, a l'Enseigne d'Archinede & du Globe en la Rue Qui s'appelle Dean-Street, proche de l'Eglise de St. Anne, dans Soho., contained in the original green plush-lined fishskin-covered case -- 7.1/8in. (18cm.) wide See Colour Illustration and Detail
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