10-31-201510-31-2015
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsMarlborough MA
October 31, 2015 10:00 AMCalender
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George Sterrop Cuff-type Compound Microscope

Sell one like this
$3,936$3,200
Auction: Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments - 2857MLocation: MarlboroughDate / Time: October 31, 2015 10:00AM

Description:

George Sterrop Cuff-type Compound Microscope, London, c. 1750, simple stage, engraved Sterrop London Fecit, rectangular brass pillar with an adjustable parallel pillar marked 1-6, fine focusing, tapered tube with objective lens, single-sided gimbaled mirror, mounted on a single-drawer mahogany base with five objective lenses, Bonanni spring stage, and multiple slides, ht. 15 in.
Estimate $1,500-2,500

drawer front not attached.


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George Sterrop Cuff-type, London