Sold for:
$830
$830
Lacquered Brass Solar Microscope, possibly Scotland, mid 19th century, rackwork focus on the tube, on a square brass plate with four drilled screw holes at the corners for mounting, a long rectangular mirror adjusts on a rackwork wheel and endless screw to focus sunlight through the lens and onto a subject, which is projected on a screen or other suitable surface, lg. fully extended 18 in.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2011-07-16
