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Lot #3255

Lot 3254: A Victorian R & J Beck Binocular Microscope with Case

A Victorian R & J Beck Binocular Microscope with Case and Accessories

Auction Location: Rock Island, IL

Auction Date: September 12, 2014

Lot 3254: A Victorian R & J Beck Binocular Microscope with Case

A Victorian R & J Beck Binocular Microscope with Case and Accessories

Auction Location: Rock Island, IL

Auction Date: September 12, 2014

Estimated Price: $1,500 - $2,000
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A Victorian R & J Beck Binocular Microscope with Case and Accessories

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Signed on the main tube, “R & J. Beck, 31 Cornhill, London”, with both monocular and binocular tubes. Measuring 15 1/4 inches tall with all parts upright and retracted (20 1/2 fully extended), with brass construction overall, number "6092" on the main body next to the London address. The brass instrument upon a double trunnion “Y” base with plano-concave mirror on the tailpiece, rack-and-pinion coarse and rear-pillar screw fine-focus. The binocular tubes with inter-ocular adjustment. The mechanical stage with both x & y motions by rack and pinions, the substage with collar for included accessories. A separately-cased set of accessories includes 4 additional eyepieces, 3 objective lenses, a nichol prism substage and objective mount, a substage wheel of apertures and a dark-field attachment with three stops. With a hardwood fitted case, 18 inches tall, the microscope at working height is 18 inches tall.

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Very good, with wear to the original lacquer finish on the main tubes, silvering on the mirror is slightly separated, and mild handling marks overall. Both cases good. Mechanically fine, optics untested.



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