Antiques, Curios, Collectables. Tin toys, Musical instruments, Ephemera, Bronze
Lot 29:
Description
This lot comprises two mid-20th-century educational microscope sets intended for the British market. The first set is a Thomas Salter Microscope Lab, featuring a microscope with a black finished body and a chrome-effect optical tube, housed in its original white polystyrene protective insert. The accompanying accessory tray includes a pair of tweezers, a scalpel, two small specimen vials with white caps, a box for cover slips, and several glass slides. The original instruction manual titled Microscope Lab by Thomas Salter is included. The second set is a Signalling Equipment Ltd (S.E.L.) Students Microscope No. 1. This portable instrument features a black die-cast metal frame and a chrome-finished draw tube. It is housed in its original cardboard box which is printed with the text: S.E.L. STUDENTS MICROSCOPE No. 1. MAGNIFICATION 70X. OPTICALLY & MECHANICALLY OF THE HIGHEST QUALITY COMPLETE WITH SLIDES AND FORCEPS. SIGNALLING EQUIPMENT LTD. Included with this set is a pair of tweezers and an instruction leaflet titled MICROSCOPES INSTRUCTIONS AND EXPERIMENTS by S.E.L. STUDIOS LTD.
The height of the S.E.L. box is approximately 14 cm.
The height of the Thomas Salter manual is approximately 21.5 cm.
Condition report:
Both sets appear to be in good vintage condition. The Thomas Salter set is housed in its original polystyrene which shows some minor discolouration and wear. The S.E.L. cardboard box exhibits age-related wear, foxing, and some softening to the edges. The paper documentation for both sets shows some creasing and tanning consistent with age. Mechanical functions and optical clarity have not been tested.
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