A collection of thirty five microscope specimen slides, late...

Hammer

£140

A collection of thirty five microscope specimen slides, late 19th century, most prepared by Moritz Pillischer, to include skin, various insects, botanical and mineral examples, set to six sectioned trays in a fitted wooden case with hinged front and cover, 20.5cm W x 10.5cm D x 5.5cm H, with a brass compound monocular microscope by J. Parkes & Son of Birmingham, late 19th century, with eyepiece, rotating double lens mount, drawtube coarse focusing and rack fine focusing, the stage with rotating aperture wheel and plane and concave mirror below, on tripod base with brass maker's plaque, 26cm high at lowest focus, and a Frodsham & Keen station pointer (3) (at fault)