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Scientific Instruments
Brass microscopes on original mahogany bases; barometers and hygrographs; chemistry glassware in graduated sets; theodolites and transits still true to arc-second precision. Working or restorable; we can refer restoration to trusted specialists in Boston, London, and Vienna.
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MS-SC-1001
Pre-1900
Watson & Sons brass compound microscope · c. 1895
London-made brass compound scope, serial 8842, on Watson's stiff-limb stand. Three original objectives, all clean.
$2,850
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MS-SC-1002
1900-1950
Leitz Wetzlar dissecting microscope · 1932
Black-crackle finish dissecting scope with paired paddle mirrors and rotating stage plate. Serial dated to 1932.
$685
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MS-SC-1003
1900-1950
Cabinet of 48 prepared diatom slides · c. 1910
Forty-eight diatom slides in a fitted mahogany cabinet. Hand-lettered species labels, one drawer of arranged mounts.
$620
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