GRAND VAN HEURCK MICROSCOPE (IN CASE):

c. 1910

Maker: Watson & Sons Ltd

Serial number: 12345

The original case is heavy and large with a top handle but no side handles. It has dovetail joinery. There are two original accessory drawers,with original draw inserts remaining. The original magnification card has apparently been removed in the past. The inside of the case has a lot of 'furniture' added to accommodate some of the numerous accessories. These include individual fittings for such things as the small wave plate, eyepiece micrometer, Rousselet compressor, the rough-work stage plate, and the three optical tubes. Unlike some other Van Heurck cases, the microscope cannot be stored in the case with any optical tube in place; they must be stored on the furniture inside the case.