ANTIQUE CULPEPPER STYLE BRASS COMPOUND MICROSCOPE NEARLY COMPLETE RARE ANTIQUE ITEM IN WORKING CONDITION Start Price USD 2,500.00 Current Price USD 2,500.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Wednesday, November 19, 2008 End Time Saturday, November 29, 2008 Location Naples, Florida See more about 'ANTIQUE CULPEPPER STYLE BRASS COMPOUND MICROSCOPE' Description CULPEPPER-STYLE, BRASS COMPOUND MICROSCOPE.  EARLY 19TH CENTURY WITH NEAR COMPLETE ACCESSORY DRAWER; ONLY MISSING ONE OPTIONAL TAIL PIECE LENS.  THE CHAMFERED SLIDES WERE PRODUCED IN EITHER THE LATE 18TH OR EARLY 19TH CENTURY.  THE OTHER SLIDES WERE PROBABLY PRODUCED IN THE EARLY19TH CENTURY.  IT ALSO CONTAINS EXTRA CLEAR LENSES FOR THE CHAMFERED SLIDES  HELD IN PLACE BY BRASS RINGS WHICH ARE INCLUDED.  THIS IS AN INSTRUMENT WHICH MAY HAVE BEEN PRODUCED BY JACOB ABRAHAM OF LONDON ENGLAND.  THERE ARE NO IDENTIFYING MARKS ON THE MICROSCOPE OR CASE OTHER THAN THE PURPLE VELVET LINING OF THE CASE BOTTOM, CASE INTERIOR BOTTOM AND DRAWER BOTTOM WHICH WOULD TEND TO INDICATE THIS MAKER.   THIS IS A FINE EXAMPLE OF A COMPOUND MICROSCOPE MADE DURING THIS PERIOD.  THESE MICROSCOPES WERE INTENDED "FOR THE PLEASURE OF THE LEISURED CLASSES".  THIS STYLE HAS BETTER OPTICS AND MORE DEFINED FOCUS THAN THE ORIGINAL CULPEPPER OF 100 YEARS EARLIER.   THIS IS AN IMPRESSIVE ITEM FOR COLLECTORS AND MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS.   IT IS 27CM HIGH WITH A BRASS BASE OF 8.25CM IN DIAMETER.  THE ONLY DAMAGE IS SEVERAL MISSING TEETH FROM THE RACKWORKS OUTSIDE CYLINDER.  I DID NOT REPAIR THIS DAMAGE AS IT HAD OCCURRED PRIOR TO  OUR PURCHASE IN THE EARLY 50'S AND I DID NOT WANT TO IMPAIR ITS AUTHENTICITY.  REPAIR RACKWORKS  ARE AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET.  I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL OF THESE IN MUSEUMS AND WEBSITES, BUT NOT IN AS GOOD A CONDITION OR WITH AS MANY ACCESSORIES.   THE STORAGE CASE IS MAHOGANY AND IT AND THE MICROSCOPE HAS NOT BEEN THROUGHLY POLISHED, OTHER THAN RECENT DUSTING IN AT LEAST 50 YEARS.  BOTH THE CASE, INSTRUMENT AND ACCESSORIES ARE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION.    AN EXTRA LENS IS INCLUDED, BUT DOES NOT FIT THE INSTRUMENT.  I THINK THIS  MAY HAVE BEEN USED AS A HAND LENS BY THE FIRST OWNER.  THE INSTRUMENT CAME INTO THE POSSESSION OF MY FATHER, A DOCTOR, THROUGH A LONDON  DEALER IN ANTIQUE MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS.   PLEASE EMAIL IF YOU HAVE MORE SPECIFIC QUESTIONS AND / OR WOULD LIKE TO SUBMIT A BID LESS THAN THE STARTING PRICE. MIKE Place a Bid!