~LARGE CARY/GOULD, SIMPLE/COMPOUND MICROSCOPE-DOLLOND~
$1500 USD (1200 GBP)
A very good and large Cary/Gould simple and compound microscope by Dollond c.1820
Dimensions
8 x 6 x 3 inches (20 x 15 x 7.5 cm.)
Circa
1820
Maker
Dollond
Country of manufacture
UK and Ireland
Description
Standing 10 inches (25 cm.) tall-not including the additional box height of 3 inches, this portable Cary/Gould, simple and compound microscope is outstanding. Extensive accessories and a flame mahogany case measuring 8 x 6 x 3 inches tall (shrinkage crack to lid seems stable). Lock but no key. Forceps appear to be French ? Complete. Signed “Dollond, London”. 5 stacking objectives (bead #1 missing), 4 Lieberkuhned/darkened objectives (one high power), 2 sliders, live box, stage forceps, stage bullseye, fine mirror. Inclining. Perfect rack and pinion. Good optics for the day. c.1820. B/W ivory disk missing.
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ScientificaOpticae
Scientifica Opticae
Mark Hacking (Scientifica Opticae Inc.) has been an avid collector/dealer for over 30 years. A former Science teacher, he has an innate love for anything natural or mechanical. Specializing in optical (microscopes, telescopes), surveying, medical, weighing and drawing instruments, he is an active participant of the Scientific Instrument Fair in London. Living in Stratford, Ontario, Canada, with his wife and two children; Mark looks forward to meeting as many fellow collectors as possible, and has a worldwide following on eBay (Sciopti).
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