#What is the value of e leitz wetzlar binoculars from 1940s Patch#
There is evidence of a small paint patch on the back of the large foot, but it doesn't distract from the very striking appearance of this handsome instrument. With the exception of some small spots on one side of the binocular tube where something has splashed on to it in the past. The glazed mahogany case is original and is fitted with a drawer racked for slides(empty) The condition of the lacquer is extremely fine. The substage assembly can swing out for easy access to the condenser. All other mechanics and optics are also in excellent condition, as is the binocular prism. The fine focus is Swift's patent type and works very well.
A further analyser is contained in a drawer above the nosepiece and can be slid in the viewing field easily for polariscopic analysis. Comprising four signed, cased Swift objectives(note that the 1" objective is in a Swift case, but one originally for an 1/8" lens) a substage analyser, eypiece camera lucida and a fine achromatic condenser with mechanical iris. Though unsigned, it is certainly from the workshop of the London based maker James Swift and would have been the largest model produced by this company(It stands at 18" as seen in the images) It's a nicely equipped outfit.
more large binocular microscope is a very impressive looking instrument. Fine Antique Binocular Petrological Microscope c1875 in Glazed Case, Click to View Image Album Click to View Image Album Click to View Image Album This.
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