Description

A large & impressive binocular/monocular Van Heurck No.1 microscope By Watson & Sons, 313 High Holborn, London. The microscope of standard Van Heurk construction on a large tripod base on lacquered brass pad feet, with a large plano-concave mirror, substage with X-Y screw control, course and fine focus, mechanical stage with X-Y control and vernier readout, course and fine focus to the interchangeable body tubes, the monocular two drawer tube with rack and pinion adjustment to the first drawer tube, a Wenham binocular bodytube with rack and pinion inter-ocular adjustment, the original French polished mahogany case with two internal drawers containing the accessories.

Condition:
cosmetically very good with only a few blemishes to the lacquer, with one spot of loss on the rear of the stage and one to the body just behind.
mechanically very good with no issues
Optically the lenses are good but dusty and in need of a clean. The Wenham prism is good with no chips or damage