John Cuff Compound Microscope

A John B. Dancer Compound Monocular Microscope, ca. 1863, Signed J. B. Dancer Optician Manchester, With three eyepieces, two objectives and numerous slide specimens and accessories in a fitted mahogan

An Ellis Type Aquatic Simple Microscope, ca. 1750's, Invented by John Ellis and marketed by John Cuff. Unsigned. Contained in a shagreen covered fitted box with green velvet. Having two objectives, st

Dutch Compound Monocular Chest Microscope, c. 1780 Cuff-type brass microscope with gimbaled 1 1/2 in. single mirror, three-arm stage on sliding block for coarse focusing, milled-head screw fine adjust

English Compound Monocular Chest Microscope by Nairne & Blunt, c. 1790 Cuff-type, signed on the Bonanni stage "Nairne & Blunt, London". All brass, original lacquer, square pillar hinged at one side of

Early Wood Compound Microscope, late 17th Century Probably Italy. Turned fruitwood, draw tube with engraved focus staging lines, tube with external threaded adjustment via circular platform, only 2 b

Davis Improved Compound Microscope, c. 1830 Signed at the foot: "Improved Compound Microscope by Davis, 65, Bold St. Liverpool". Original lacquered brass, folding tripod base, concave mirror, tilting

A Universal Compound Microscope, By Charles Chevalier. Paris, France, circa 1840. Marked “Charles Chevalier, Palais National 158, Paris”, to the gimballed mirror attached to the limb, atta

English, 2/4 19th century, engraved along the foot in copperplate script 'CARPENTERS Improved Compound Microscope for Opake & transparent Objects 24 regent St London' the microscope on a large flat fo

Berlin Brass Compound Microscope by Wasserlein, c. 1870 Signed: "R. Wasserlein, Berlin", original lacquered brass, cylinder aperture diaphragm in slider with dovetail guide, with 2 interchangeable ape

English, c.1910, signed to the rear of the foot, W Watson & Sons, 313 High Holborn, London 4454, with plano-concave mirror focusing substage with Watson condenser, mechanical stage, bodytube with trip

Portable Gould Type Compound Microscope. In leather covered case. Circa 1830. Provenance: Dr. Roberto Crea, Hillsborough, CA. Size: 4 x 4 1/2 x 1 in. #1434

3 English Brass Compound Microscopes 1) Drum microscope, c. 1860, unmarked, lacquered brass, concave mirror, drawtube, eyepiece, 6 objectives, live cell, forceps, Lieberkuhn reflector, height 10 in.,

Camille Sebastien Nachet (Paris), brass compound monocular drum microscope. The drum base housing a manual spring-loaded specimen clamp. Single pillar, coarse focus is by push tube, fine focus by a kn

A Large Brass Compound Microscope, English, c.1870, unsigned but with objective engraved 'J How 2 Foster Lane London', Microscope on large Y shaped foot with tall uprights supporting microscope on tru

17 1/2"H x 19 1/2"L Ernst Leitz Wetzlar German compound microscope #532066, circa 1957-1962, w/5 lenses: Apo 25:1 AO.65, Apo 12.5:1 AO.30, PI 4/0.10, Apo Oel 90:1 AI.32, Pv Apo L 40:1-h

A Leitz Binocular Compound Microscope With Provenance, German, c.1920, signed to the front of the binocular head, Ernst Leitz Wetzlar, No.229400, on black enameled 'Y' shaped base plano-concave mirror

French Compound Microscope, French, c.1860 engraved to the drawer tube 'G. Oberhauser et E Hartnack Palace Dauphine 21 Paris' with circular lead filled base concave mirror, simple stage, push/pull foc

J. Swift & Sons Histological Compound Microscope. London, England, circa 1897. The compound microscope is signed "J. Swift & Son. London. Patent 24960" on the base and the initial design was for Histo

A Joseph Philip Amadio (1812-1892) Achromatic Compound Microscope, ca. 1865, Signed J. Amadio, Throgmorton St., London. Having tilting stand with compass joint, single mirror (replaced with foil), spr

German Compound Microscope by Messter, 1899 Signed on 2 plaques (case and tube): "Ed. Messter, Berlin N.W., Friedrichstr. 94 u. 95", stand model VI, original lacquered brass, double-mirror, iris diaph

Brass Compound Microscope, C. Reichert, Wien, Austria, late 19th century, with rackwork coarse focus, square stage with slide clips, substage swing arm with condenser, plano/concave mirror with three-

A British Monocular Compound Microscope. London, England, circa 1900.Signed F. Darton & Co London.Modelled after, or possibly even made by Henry Crouch.The Microscope is mounted on top of a Crouch foo

English Compound Microscope by Henry Crouch, c. 1870 Signed on the horseshoe base: "Henry Crouch, London", serial no. 994, engraved: "MB & Co Ltd, P.T. 813", original lacquered brass, single pillar su

Monocular compound field microscope, paper label on base reads Carl Luttig (Berlin & Vienna). With attached hinged and adjustable illuminating lens. Circa mid to late 19th C. Approximate height retrac