Description

Polished and re-laquered, this binocular microscope has it’s faults but is an outstanding example of Wheeler’s work.

Standing 16 inches tall (19 inches fully racked up), the microscope is on a Ross-type claw foot base, large double sided articulating mirror, racked substage with wheel of stops below a condenser with a slot for an unknown accessory (selenite?). Mechanical square stage with odd stage clips (for 1/2 inch glass tubes-colourimetry??), fine focus on the nosepiece, prism intact, rack and pinion coarse focus (a few teeth missing from the bottom of the rack-see photo of what improper shipping does), large triple knurled knobs to every mechanical part (only seen on Wheeler and Pritchard microscopes) and smooth rack and pinion to the dual eyepieces.

Accessories include three (3) objectives in beautifully engraved cases= 1/4, 1 and 2 inch with optical lens angles, two (2) pairs of eyepieces, live box compressor, stage and hand forceps. I  have a stage bullseye as well (see last photo-same knurling). Fine dovetailed mahogany case with folding brass inset handle measures 17 x 9 x 8 inches with functional lock and key.