Lot 479:
A Watson & Sons Kima Model Compound Microscope in Mahogany Case
Description
A mid-20th-century compound microscope constructed from black enamelled metal with bright metal adjustment components. The main body tube is engraved with the model name KIMA, the manufacturer name WATSON LONDON, and serial number 116376. The instrument features a rotating nosepiece equipped with two objectives, one engraved WATSON LONDON x40 and the second WATSON LONDON x10. The microscope is fitted with coarse and fine focusing knobs, a square stage, and a sub-stage plane-concave mirror. The base of the stand bears a white painted inventory number S.35. The instrument is housed in a fitted mahogany case featuring dovetail-joined corners and a leather top handle. One side of the case displays a green circular transfer-printed logo featuring a microscope silhouette and the name WATSON. The interior of the lid contains a printed paper magnification table for a Kima microscope with handwritten entries including the date 24.1.55 and a different serial number 116409. An additional rectangular adhesive label with a red border is present, reading OAKES, EDDON & CO. Serviced 1st. Oct 195… 89-99 Prescot St., Liverpool. The interior of the case contains fitted wooden blocks with circular recesses for accessories.
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