Antique Bausch & Lomb Microscope w/ case & Mech stage Start Price USD 140.00 Current Price USD 140.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Monday, October 06, 2008 End Time Monday, October 13, 2008 Location Madison, Connecticut See more about 'Antique Bausch & Lomb Microscope w/ case & Mech stage' Description ANTIQUE VINTAGE Pat. Jan 5 1915  Bausch & Lomb Microscope with Case, Spencer Mechanical Stage Table Attachment and Condenser with Iris     FOR YOU COLLECTORS!   This would look great on a shelf or in a display case!!    Own a beautiful piece of working scientific history!   This microscope is in extremely good condition for its age.   It is also very heavy.    It operates well!    The main stand is cast iron and the rest appears to be solid brass!  The front states:  “Bausch & Lomb Optical, Rochester, N.Y. U.S.A.” The top states: “Pat. Jan. 5. 1915”.  (I can not find a serial number or model number).   The microscope has a Spencer mechanical stage with an “ X – Y” axis test plate holder.   The instrument has a three-lens turret with two Bausch & Lomb brass lenses: “16mm .25NA”  and  a “1.9mm 1.25 oil immersion”.   The third lens is a Spencer “16mm – N.A.0.25-10x”  with serial number 512579.     There is also a Condenser with a smooth operating Iris.           There are two eyepieces, one 10x and one 5x.   All of the brass knobs, including the ones for the mechanical stage, operate smoothly.   Fully extended, the microscope is 14-1/4” tall.  It is 6-3/4” deep and 5” wide.   I have not polished the brass.  I’ll leave that decision up to the buyer.  I have many polished brass items, but the ageing on the brass knobs for this instrument look superb just as they are.  They actually have a golden hue to them.   The case is in very good condition with an interior that looks great!  There is no handle on the case.   I purchased it from a jeweler who stated that they paid $300.00 for it back in 1970.   Please note: Shipping insurance will be required with the purchase of this item.   See the photos, for they make up much of the description.      This item is being sold "as is".   Please contact me with any questions about this item.   THANK YOU!   Please check out my other items on ebay!   SHIPPING:  I combine shipping for items sold around the same time.  I use “U.S. Postal Service Priority Mail” or U.S. Parcel Post.  Their rates appear to be the most fair.  “Over-sized” domestic packages are sometimes forced to be sent Parcel Post. 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