SOLD – R&J Beck Adjustable Brass Microscope Objective Lens – 1/10th inch 80x Oil Immersion
Sold
Good clean condition example of a rare R&J Beck 1/10th inch approx 80x RMS microscope objective lens
Circa
1880
Maker
R& J Beck
Country of manufacture
UK and Ireland
Description
Offered for sale is a nice example of an R&J Beck 1/10th inch, approx. 80x magnification brass microscope objective lens with its correct brass canister – note oil immersion is required. Lovely usable and display objective, especially if you have an antique Beck instrument. It’s got RMS thread and rotation adjustment to cater for different coverslip thicknesses.
The objective being an R&J Beck will date to the period after 1865, when the company name was changed from the previous Smith, Beck & Beck.
Details:
– R&J Beck
– 31 Cornhill, London
– 1/10th inch oil immersion
– adjustment “uncovered” to 0 to 9 scale
– 31 Cornhill, London
– 1/10th inch oil immersion
– adjustment “uncovered” to 0 to 9 scale
The objective will be well wrapped and shipped by Royal Mail world-wide.
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Dealer information
Arcboutant Scientific
Howard Nutton based in Glasgow Scotland with a background in Natural Science along with previous career in risk management. I obtained my first antique microscope in 1988 - it was a Watson Edinburgh model H serial number 23604 - dating it to 1918. Since that time I've owned and restored hundreds of similar instruments. As Arcboutant Scientific now also making available personally curated fine examples, principally of antique microscopes and associated scientific equipment by quality English and Continental makers, to collectors world-wide.
