Antiques

This is a two-tone brass objective lenses by Sibert who much later joined with Gillett to form the Gillett and Sibert (G&S) microscope company who were the last of the UK manufacturers to cease trading during the 1980's. Complete with original cases. Standard RMS screw thread. Not often found.

Annoyingly there is no makers mark on this fine early brass objective. The two-tone styling and the objective brass pot suggests an early Swift, but that is conjecture. Anyway, it is a fine antique oil immersion objective with a numerical aperture of 1.30 and corrected for 170mm tube length

The Victorian era saw an explosion in the popularity of the 'drum' shaped microscope for the amateur microscopy market. These have basically three elements, The eyetube with an eyepiece that obtains focus by a 'push/pull' mechanism. The stage for the slide preparation. The base which provides stability and also the mirror mechanism. This one is in very good condition. A piece of Victorian evidence of the science explosion that was to follow.

This is a stage micrometer from Watson and Sons Ltd It is difficult to date accurately, but Watson and Sons became Ltd in 1908 and from its presentation a date a little after that would seem appropriate. The slide label is written with ink and has the Watson monogram label with an application label saying for 'low powers. 1/10 and 1/100.

This is quite a rare unit from the days when blood cell counting really was 'counting' (I did it myself back in the day!). It was used for counting both red blood cells and white blood cells by literally seeing how many were there in a diluted sample of blood against grids on the slide. It is complete with the sampling syringe, coverslips that are held by two clips and most importantly the original case. Not too many of these around now.

Richard Beck and Joseph Beck form the microscope company R & J Beck in 1854 and are generally recognised has having improved the quality of microscope production during the Victorian era. This is a x10 objective finished in brass which is in reasonable condition for its age. It would date from 1900 or so

This is a very nice antique two tone objective made mainly of brass. It does not have a makers name but is clearly marked 1/6th of an inch. Probably dates from about 1900 or so.

This is a very nice brass late Victorian/ early Edwardian field or beginners microscope dating from about 1910 or so. It is complete with a mahogany case with clips. The microscope is brass with a black base and has one eyepiece and objective giving a magnification of approximately x100. Mirror. Illumination and focus is by sliding the microscope barrel. The condition of the brass is excellent for its age and it is complete with two prepared slides from the era of insect leg and wing together with a pair of brass forceps An excellent collector's item from a time when microscopes were are plentiful as mobile phones are today!