Description
A FINE COMPOUND MICROSCOPE by Pillischer ¾ 19th
A Compound Microscope signed: “M. Pillischer London” Nr. 467
Complete with 2 objectives in canister and original case.
Dimension: 33cm (13”) high
Case: 16×17.5x19cm (6 ¼”x7”x7 ½”)
Mint condition (please note some desilvering on the mirror).
Moritz PILLISCHER (w1851-1887) was a renowned instrument maker in the Victorian era. He gained Prize Medal in 1851, 1855 and 1862. He had shop in 398 Oxford Street, London (1851-53) and in 88 New Bond street (1854-1887).
Known to have sold: barometers, binoculars, microscopes (Clifton, ad vocem).
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Alpha et Omega
Alpha Et Omega
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