05-03-200505-03-2005
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBolton MA
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May 3, 2005 10:00 AMCalender
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Lacquered-Brass Solar Miscroscope by W & S Jones

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$1,880$1,600
Auction: Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments - 2283Location: BoltonDate / Time: May 03, 2005 10:00AM

Description:

Lacquered-Brass Solar Miscroscope by W & S Jones, London, with tapering brass tube, 2 1/2-inch condensing lens, projection lens with rack-and-pinion focusing and screw-thread to brass plate with shutter screws and mirror with tilting and rotating movements, in fitted mahogany case with label W & S Jones, No. 135 Holborn, London and four brass slides, wd. 11 1/2 in.

Note: William and Samuel Jones are listed at 135 Holborn between 1792 - 1800.
Estimate $2,000-3,000

Keywords

London, Samuel Jones, William Jones