Artifact Microscope New Universal Type Microscope

$1,100 · Offered by Kuenzig Books

unknown: Unknown c1775. All brass and glass construction. 14 1/2 inches tall. Base legs are about 8 inches apart. Has a frog assembly silk mostly perished . The gross focus works smoothly. One small screw missing on gross focus assembly. Patina uniform, with perhaps 20- 30% of original remaining. Paper tag on bottom: Cat 71B . Multiple aperture lenses rotate smoothly. The top of the pillar arm assembly tightening screw works nicely allowing the top

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