Antique Brass Moginie Traveller ' S Microscope By C. Baker, 1870
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:27569626 | Maker: William & Samuel Jones, Holborn, London |
| Time Period Manufactured: Pre-1930 | Original/Reproduction: Original |
| Featured Refinements: Antique Microscope |
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Offered for sale is an antique Moginie type Traveller's Microscope by Charles Baker of London, ~1870.
The Baker Moginie-style travelling microscope is one of the first attempts to create a sturdy field microscope for professional use. It was was designed by William Moginie in 1867 and manufactured by Charles Baker. It is described in Bake...r's 1868 catalogue (seen in the last photo, shown for demonstration only and not included in this listing), and is today frequently referred to as a Baker Mogine-style or more simply a Mogine microscope. J. Newton Tompkins described this field microscope in a 1867 article published in the Journal of the Royal Microscopical Society entitled: "On a Travelling Microscope". It is also described and illustrated in Hogg's, "History of the Microscope" 6th ed. of 1867. The miroscope was designed to be carried in a cylindrical telescope leather case. In 1870 Moginie designed a larger edition of this microscope, which is the type seen here. As it was common at this time for contemporary microscope makers to freely copy each other's work, Baker's newly designed field microscope was freely copied by others including John Browning, and J. Swift.The larger Moginie is a substantial microscope, and this microscope (only with the addition of rack and pinion coarse focusing instead of the fine focusing mechanism) was used by pioneer British mycologist Dr. Mordecai Cubitt Cooke (1825-1914), for microscopic inspection of fungi . Cooke was the founder of the Quekett Microscopical Club and Club President from 1881 to 1883. He noted that he used this microscope for over 30 years to produce over 15, 000 drawings. Cooke sold the Wisley Gardens instrument for 10 pounds to the Royal Horticultural Society a year before his death in 1914..
Condition: The microscope is in good condition but it is missing the leather case. It will be supplied with two objectives. Optically and cosmetically it is in good condition for the age.
PAYMENT: Please pay within two days after the bidding ends. After four days the item will be relisted or offered to the next highest bidder.
SHIPPING: Shipping is made promptly after receiving cleared payment by EMS (Express Mailing worldwide Service of five work days). Packing will be extremely careful and protective, which may add some weight (but not too much). PLEASE NOTE, due to the current pandemic there are worldwide delays with the post. Please be patient! We all experience this difficulty and we should support each other with this crisis.
SHIPPING DISCLAIMER: You, the buyer, are responsible for any VAT, tariff, duty, taxes, handling fees, customs clearance charges, etc. required by your country. I do not collect this beforehand, and cannot give you an estimate of the cost. Nor should I be held responsible for items being held for any length of time by the customs in your land of destination. You will be supplied with the tracking number and you'll be able to follow the item and contact the postal service in your location if it will be held there. No returns or refunds will be made if you fail to pay the duties in your country or refuse to collect it from the post.On Sep-18-20 at 04:36:49 PDT, seller added the following information:A photo of the objectives that will be supplied with this microscope was added.
Offered for sale is an antique Moginie type Traveller's Microscope by Charles Baker of London, ~1870.
The Baker Moginie-style travelling microscope is one of the first attempts to create a sturdy field microscope for professional use. It was was designed by William Moginie in 1867 and manufactured by Charles Baker. It is described in Bake...r's 1868 catalogue (seen in the last photo, shown for demonstration only and not included in this listing), and is today frequently referred to as a Baker Mogine-style or more simply a Mogine microscope. J. Newton Tompkins described this field microscope in a 1867 article published in the Journal of the Royal Microscopical Society entitled: "On a Travelling Microscope". It is also described and illustrated in Hogg's, "History of the Microscope" 6th ed. of 1867. The miroscope was designed to be carried in a cylindrical telescope leather case. In 1870 Moginie designed a larger edition of this microscope, which is the type seen here. As it was common at this time for contemporary microscope makers to freely copy each other's work, Baker's newly designed field microscope was freely copied by others including John Browning, and J. Swift.The larger Moginie is a substantial microscope, and this microscope (only with the addition of rack and pinion coarse focusing instead of the fine focusing mechanism) was used by pioneer British mycologist Dr. Mordecai Cubitt Cooke (1825-1914), for microscopic inspection of fungi . Cooke was the founder of the Quekett Microscopical Club and Club President from 1881 to 1883. He noted that he used this microscope for over 30 years to produce over 15, 000 drawings. Cooke sold the Wisley Gardens instrument for 10 pounds to the Royal Horticultural Society a year before his death in 1914..
Condition: The microscope is in good condition but it is missing the leather case. It will be supplied with two objectives. Optically and cosmetically it is in good condition for the age.
PAYMENT: Please pay within two days after the bidding ends. After four days the item will be relisted or offered to the next highest bidder.
SHIPPING: Shipping is made promptly after receiving cleared payment by EMS (Express Mailing worldwide Service of five work days). Packing will be extremely careful and protective, which may add some weight (but not too much). PLEASE NOTE, due to the current pandemic there are worldwide delays with the post. Please be patient! We all experience this difficulty and we should support each other with this crisis.
SHIPPING DISCLAIMER: You, the buyer, are responsible for any VAT, tariff, duty, taxes, handling fees, customs clearance charges, etc. required by your country. I do not collect this beforehand, and cannot give you an estimate of the cost. Nor should I be held responsible for items being held for any length of time by the customs in your land of destination. You will be supplied with the tracking number and you'll be able to follow the item and contact the postal service in your location if it will be held there. No returns or refunds will be made if you fail to pay the duties in your country or refuse to collect it from the post.On Sep-18-20 at 04:36:49 PDT, seller added the following information:A photo of the objectives that will be supplied with this microscope was added.
