A Rare Cased Smith and Beck Binocular Microscope with Thomas Glazebrook Rylands Archive

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Pricing & History
A Rare Cased Smith and Beck Binocular Microscope with Thomas Glazebrook Rylands Archive, circa 1858Marks: Smith & Beck; 6 Coleman St.; LONDON, 153817-1/4 inches high (43.8 cm) (instrument)PROVENANCE:Thomas Glazebrook Rylands;By descent;Acquired from above. PRIVATE WEST COAST COLLECTIONThe instrument being the Large Best or No. 1 Stand. With two full boxes of many rarely seen accessories and bulls eye condenser, all in original cabinet. See Richard Beck, "The Achromatic Microscope", a virtual instruction manual on this instrument. Turner, p. 178-80. for examples of later models. This instrument was the personal property of Thomas Glazebrook Rylands, gentleman scientist extraordinary. The instrument was sold indirectly to the seller by a direct descendant of Rylands. A search of the original Smith & Beck records in Edinburgh, Scotland, found,"No.1538 was a large best sold to T.G.Rylands." The entry date is 26th July, 1858 and there is a cross-reference F371, possibly to a workshop book. Converted to a Wenham binocular after 1860.A similar example can be viewed in Bracegirdle's book, p. 68.Accompanying this lot is an extensive archive on the microscope's original owner, Thomas Glazebrook Rylands, including: Nine hand-drawn charts and illustrations in Ryland's hand including calibration measurements and a variety of botanical specimens; read more
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