1st Feb, 2023 10:30 GMT/BST
stand engraved " J B Dancer Optician No.412 Manchester", with two-way adjustable stage, fine/course focussing, plano-concave mirror and bullseye magnifier, four objective lenses: 1/5", 1/2", 1" and 2", two pairs of eye pieces, assorted prepared slides and accessories; in mahogany case with internal drawers and paper label "John B Dancer Optical Mathematical & Philosophical Instrument Manufacturer, 43 Cross Street, King Street, Manchester"
Sold for £1,500
Estimated at £1,200 - £1,800
Auction: Scientific & Musical Instruments, Cameras & Tools, 1st Feb, 2023
The sale includes rare and interesting pieces of musical interest, including a Lochmann 'Original Musik Automat' Coin-Operated 17-Inch Upright Disk Musical Box, an 'Minor Overture' Key-Wind Musical Box, and a good E.M.G. Mark XB Overize Horn Gramaphone. Also of note in the sale is a John B Dancer Microscope, a collection of Mining Lamps, and a large and varied collection of LP's from the late 1960s and early 1970s.
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Tuesday 31st January 10am-5pm and the morning of the sale from 8am
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