Lot 511: C. Baker London Vintage Compound Monocular Microscope in Mahogany Case

A vintage compound monocular microscope of the Lister or Bar-Limb type, constructed from black enameled cast metal with solid brass components. The instrument features a Y-shaped foot, a square stage, and a sub-stage plano-concave mirror mounted on a gimbal. The main body tube is finished in black enamel and is fitted with a solid brass draw-tube. The front of the tube is engraved with a circular maker’s mark reading C. BAKER 6903 LONDON. The microscope is equipped with a coarse rack-and-pinion focus adjustment and a fine focus screw mechanism.

The instrument is housed in its original mahogany transit case, which features a brass carry handle at the top and brass hinges. The interior of the case is fitted with wooden stays to secure the microscope during transport. The set includes a mahogany accessory block containing two brass-cased objective lenses. One of the brass lens caps is engraved C. BAKER 2/3 IN LONDON. Also present within the case is a vintage yellow and red cardboard box for Kodak VERICHROME Pan VP 620 film.