Antique Pillischer Microscope. London, 1860

Antique M. Pillischer brass microscope, in really good condition and in its original wooden box. The microscope was made in London in 1860 and bears the serial number 739. This is quite an antique item, more than one hundred and fifty years old and that has survived to our days in excellent condition. The golden brass preserves the original transparent lacquered finish that protects and embellishes the metal surface. The microscope also keeps all its original component parts and pieces which make it possible to use it to watch samples, just like when it was originally conceived. The instrument includes a lens, two eyepieces, one forceps and a live box (a small glass and brass capsule to watch live specimens). All the pieces are original from the period and remain very well preserved. At the microscopes base we can see the engraved manufacturers name, M. Pillischer (for Moritz Pillischer) and the instruments serial number: Nº 739. The microscope stands on a removable mahogany wooden base and can be stored in a box made of the same material. The box is in good condition and preserves the original metal handle and hinges. Inside it mounts some wooden pieces designed to keep the microscope stable and store the different accessories. This gorgeous antique M. Pillischer microscope is an exclusive piece, worthy to belong to a very demanding collector. Measurements: Width: 5.9 in / 15 cm. Height: 14.9 in / 18 cm.Pillischer Microscope - History Moritz, Jacob and later Edward Pillischer (Moritzs nephew and heir of the business) kept a shop in London to manufacture and commercialize high-quality optic instruments. Their first shop was in Oxford Street, where it remained from 1851 to 1853. Then they moved to New Bond Street and stayed there until 1893. Moritz Pillischer was the most famous of the three; he became a renowned and reputed optician. Pillischer microscopes were awarded several prizes by the Royal Microscope Societ. They also manufactured optic instrument for other inventors such as Henry E. Juler, who tasked them the production of its famous electric ophthalmoscope.