A rare Chevalier Universal microscope with polarizing apparatus and mineralogical slides, c. 1840
POR
Circa
1840
Country of manufacture
France
Description
A spectacular Charles Chevalier universal microscope signed “Microscope Achromatique Universel de Charles Chevalier Ingénieur Opticien Breveté Palais Royal 163 à Paris”, circa late 1830’s or circa 1840, but not after 1849.
This particuliar model is impressive for its large range of different accessories including a very rare (for a Chevalier’s universal) and very early in general polarizing apparatus. The accessories are :
-the bulleye
-the micrometric stage from Turell
-a pancratic objective for dissection
-An electrical stage for water observation from Plossl
-two camera lucida
-a large Lieberkuhn objective
-two doublets for the simple microscope
-two original eyepieces
-one objective with a lot of different lenses including one with dark glass
-the two polarizing apparatus with their nicol prisms in perfect condition
-three set of slides including ten double slides of opake objects of minerals.
All the accessories can be stored in their original mahogany sliding and travelling case.
A very rare model with a so large collection of accessories and a rare polarizing version of the Chevalier’s universal microscope.
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Le Zograscope
Established by Alexandre Piffault in 2014 and based in Paris at 5 rue de Condé, 75006, very close to Odéon, Le Zograscope specializes in antique and rare books in Science, Medicine and Technology, and rare antique instruments in the same fields. We have especially a strong interest in early and continental microscopy, early and special mathematical/drawing instruments, medical and surgical instrument, and rare technology.
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