Stand Number |
Stand Model |
Date (if known) |
Notes |
Firm of William Watson established in 1837. Originally at City Road, Clerkenwell, London 1837 to 1862, and then at 313 High Holborn, London 1862 to 1867
|
Became W. Watson and Son in 1867. |
333 |
Van Heurck |
- |
W. Watson & Sons. Christie's Sale November 1990. This must be a typographical Error. |
820 |
FRAM |
- |
This is an incredibly (and impossible) early number for a FRAM. The No. is taken from a description in a Sotheby's Sale June 1986. It must be a typographical error |
William Watson (founder) dies in 1881. |
928 |
Monocular (model unknown) |
- |
W. Watson & Son. All bright brass. Y shaped raised foot. Lister limb. |
931 |
Monocular (model unknown) |
- |
W. Watson & Son. All bright brass. Y shaped raised foot. Lister limb. Christies Sale August 1987. (Illustrated in Microscopes from the Frank Collection) |
1082 |
Wenham Binocular (Model unknown) |
- |
Raised Y foot. All bright brass. Christie's Sale November 1993. |
1086 |
Monocular. Model unknown. |
- |
Brass and Oxidised Brass [HRS] |
1128 |
Wenham Binocular. Lister limb, raised foot. Christie's Sale July 1986 |
- |
W. Watson & Son |
1200 |
Petrological. Unknown Model. |
- |
W. Watson & Son. Lister Limb on raised foot. Silver plaque - 'Presented to William Hobkirk as a token of esteem and in recognition of valuable service rendered to the United Methodist Free Church, Cramlington. October 9th 1880.'. Christie's Sale September 1994. |
1213 |
Unknown Model Wenham Binocular |
- |
W. Watson & Son |
Became W. Watson and Sons in 1882. |
1285 |
Lacquered and Oxidised Binocular Microscope. |
- |
Christie's Sale June 1990 |
1323 |
Watson Binocular |
20th May 1885 |
Swinging substage, circular stage. |
1334 |
Unknown Model name |
- |
Watson & Sons patent. Appears in Practical Microscopy by George E. Davis (p.52). |
1352 |
Watson Analyst |
- |
- |
1381 |
Watson Arts |
21st August 1886 |
- |
1500 |
- |
1884 |
- |
1518 |
Unknown Model. |
- |
W. Watson & Sons. On single pillar on flat tripod feet (as per Beck). All Bright brass. Christie's Sale March 1989. |
1552 |
- |
1884 |
- |
1551 |
Lister Limb monocular, Wenham Binocular. |
- |
Watson & Sons |
1601 |
- |
1884 |
- |
1611 |
Medical Students |
- |
Watson & Sons [MW] |
1650 |
- |
1885 |
- |
1700 |
- |
1884 |
- |
1750 |
- |
1885 |
- |
1789 |
- |
1886 |
- |
1816 |
Lister Limb Compound Wenham Binocular. Double pillar on tripod revolving foot. Includes circular revolving stage marked 'Watson Patent 50' |
- |
Watson & Sons - Sotheby's Sale November 1989 |
1850 |
- |
1887 |
- |
1899 |
- |
1888 |
- |
1950 |
- |
1888 |
- |
2000 |
- |
1888 |
- |
2018 |
Edinburgh Students |
29th November 1887 |
First Edinburgh Student |
2050 |
- |
1888 |
- |
2100 |
- |
1888 |
- |
2116 |
Brass Monocular - Unknown Model |
- |
Sotheby's Sale - June 1989 |
2151 |
- |
1888 |
- |
2196 |
Brass Binocular - Unknown Model. Lister Limb. |
1888 |
Engraved - 'Presented to Hiram S. Maxime by Robert Rintonl Symon Xmas 1888' and 'Presented to Francis Carter by Sir Hiram S. Maxime Feby 1912. - Sotheby's Sale - June 1984 |
2200 |
- |
1888 |
- |
2250 |
- |
1889 |
- |
2300 |
- |
1889 |
- |
2306 |
Model Unknown. (Dissecting Microscope) |
- |
Macleay Museum |
2328 |
Model Unknown. (Compound Monocular - Lacquered and oxidised) |
- |
W. Watson & Sons - Phillip's Sale September 1994 |
2350 |
- |
1889 |
- |
2400 |
- |
1890 |
- |
2250 |
- |
1890 |
- |
2450 |
- |
1890 |
- |
2500 |
- |
1890 |
- |
2600 |
- |
1891 |
- |
2623 |
Lister Limb Binocular |
- |
Lacquered and Oxidised Brass - Watson and Sons. Raised foot, lister limb. Christie's Sale August 1987. Ebay December 2000 |
2641 |
Van Heurck |
17th March 1891 |
First Van Heurck |
2650 |
- |
1891 |
- |
2688 |
Van Heurck |
22nd June 1891 |
Second Van Heurck |
2701 |
- |
1891 |
- |
2744 |
Lister Limb Monocular - All Bright Brass - Watson and Sons. |
- |
- |
2750 |
- |
1892 |
- |
2800 |
- |
1892 |
- |
2823 |
Edinburgh D |
- |
University of Antwerp [HC] |
2850 |
- |
1892 |
- |
2862 |
Lacquered and Oxidised (Edinburgh Style?). |
- |
W. Watson & Sons. Christie's Sale June 1986 |
2876 |
Unknown Model |
- |
W. Watson & Sons. Oxidised and lacquered. Christie's Sale October 1991. |
2900 |
- |
1892 |
- |
2937 |
Van Heurck |
1892 |
- |
2950 |
- |
1892 |
- |
2968 |
Edinburgh H. |
24th November 1892 |
First Edinburgh H. |
3000 |
- |
1892 |
- |
3050 |
- |
1893 |
- |
3052 |
Edinburgh Model D |
- |
W. Watson & Sons - Microscopes from the Frank Collection |
3060 |
Van Heurck |
23rd February 1893 |
Exhibition Model Van Heurck |
3100 |
- |
1893 |
- |
3150 |
- |
1893 |
- |
3200 |
- |
1893 |
- |
3250 |
- |
1893 |
- |
3300 |
- |
1894 |
- |
3350 |
- |
1894 |
- |
3394 |
Model Unknown |
- |
W. Watson & Sons. Raised foot. |
3400 |
- |
1894 |
- |
3450 |
- |
1894 |
- |
3464 |
Model Unknown |
- |
W. Watson & Sons - Monocular, raised foot style |
3499 |
- |
1894 |
- |
3527 |
- |
1894 |
- |
3725 |
Educational Microscope |
circa 1897 |
W. Watson & Sons |
3787 |
Edinburgh H. |
- |
[HC] (van Heurck, Rotating Stage, Fine focus substage - [MW]) |
3830 |
Van Heurck |
- |
- |
3836 |
Edinburgh H. |
- |
[MW] |
3861 |
Van Heurck? |
- |
- Appeared in a Sotheby's Sale in October 1989 and November 1989 but not described as a Van Heurck and indeed from its description not appearing to be a Van Heurck |
3896 |
Edinburgh D. |
- |
[HC] |
3909 |
Unknown Model |
- |
W. Watson & Sons. Oxidised and lacquered. Christie's Sale December 1992. |
3986 |
Edinburgh ?unknown model. |
- |
- |
4034 |
Watson Edinburgh (Model unknown.) |
- |
W. Watson and Sons, 313 High Holborn |
4135 |
Educational Microscope |
- |
W. Watson & Sons [HC] |
4228 |
Edinburgh F. |
- |
Christie's Sale November 1998 |
4294 |
Edinburgh F. (Students Model) |
- |
W. Watson & Sons |
4409 |
FRAM |
- |
W. Watson & Sons |
4411 |
FRAM |
- |
W. Watson & Sons. Christie's Sale October 1985 |
4480 |
All bright brass Wenham Binocular on flat Y foot with vertical support plates. Christie's Sale April 1986 |
- |
W. Watson & Sons |
4556 |
Edinburgh H |
- |
W. Watson & Sons. |
4711 |
Royal Wenham Binocular |
- |
W. Watson & Sons - Microscopes from the Frank Collection |
4766 |
Model Unknown. (Compound Monocular - Lacquered and oxidised) |
- |
W. Watson & Sons - Christie's Sale September 1990 |
4835 |
Van Heurck? |
- |
Sotheby's Sale July 1990 - Described as a 'Van Heurck type Monocular'. |
4881 |
Edinburgh - Petrological |
- |
W. Watson & Sons - Sotheby's Sale November 1989 |
4884 |
FRAM (possibly) |
- |
W. Watson & Sons (Ltd???) - Microscopes from the Frank Collection - also engraved - Edinburgh Branch, 16 Forest Road |
4894 |
Model Unknown. (Monocular - described as Brass) |
- |
Sotheby's Sale November 1990 |
5040 |
Edinburgh Royal |
- |
W. Watson & Sons - Microscopes from the Frank Collection |
5083 |
Edinburgh stand with Wenham Binocular. - Sotheby's Sale February 1985 |
- |
W. Watson & Sons |
5127 |
FRAM |
- |
W. Watson & Sons, 313 High Holborn, London - Edinburgh Branch, 16 Forest Road |
5131 |
FRAM |
- |
W. Watson & Sons. Edinburgh Branch, 18 Forest Road. Christie's Sale October 1985 |
5233 |
Microscope Lamp |
- |
W. Watson & Sons. Christie's Sale October 1985 |
5314 |
Edinburgh F. |
- |
W. Watson & Sons marked Agents J. Woolley, Sons &smp; Co. Ltd., Manchester |
5517 |
Edinburgh H. |
- |
W. Watson & Sons |
5577 |
Edinburgh A (Basic - No fine focus).(Argus. [HC]) |
- |
W. Watson & Sons [HC] |
5594 |
Edinburgh H. |
- |
W. Watson & Sons |
5606 |
Monocular (Model Unknown) |
- |
W. Watson & Sons. Lacquered and Oxideised on Y raised foot. Christie's Sale March 1994 |
5621 |
Royal or possibly Van Heurck. |
- |
W. Watson & Sons. Christies's Sale April 1986 |
5641 |
Edinburgh H |
- |
W. Watson & Sons. Christie's Sale July 1986. This actually might be a resubmition of 5621 suitably corrected as regards model, though which number is correct is unknown. |
5685 |
Royal |
- |
W. Watson & Sons. |
5719 |
Students -Horseshoe foot on single pillar Oxidised and Brass |
- |
W. Watson & Sons |
5908 |
Edinburgh Model |
- |
W. Watson & Sons. Monocular. Christie's Sale October 1985 |
5944 |
Model Unknown. (Monocular - described as Brass) |
- |
W. Watson - Sotheby's Sale June 1987 |
6558 |
Model Unknown. (Compound Monocular - Lacquered and oxidised) |
- |
W. Watson & Sons - Phillip's Sale September 1994 |
6764 |
Edinburgh (Royal) on Horseshoe base. |
- |
W. Watson & Sons. Monocular. Christie's Sale July 1991. |
6766 |
Museum Microscope |
- |
W. Watson & Sons. Billings Microscope Collection, Washington D.C., U.S.A. |
7050 |
Unknown Model |
- |
W. Watson & Sons. Oxidised and lacquered. Christie's Sale July 1991. |
7589 |
Unknown Model - Brass Monocular |
- |
Sotheby's Sale March 1990 |
7625 |
Edinburgh H Petrological |
- |
[HC] |
7647 |
Edinburgh Student |
- |
W. Watson & Sons. Christie's Sale October 1984 and June 1986 |
7678 |
Model Unknown but probably an Edinburgh H. |
- |
W. Watson & Sons - Christie's Sale December 1988 |
Barnet factory built. 1906. |
7787 |
HOLOS FRAM |
circa 1906- |
Marked - Agents. W.W. Scott & Co., 180 Sauchiehall St., Glasgow. Case bears a plaque stating:- Presented to Mr. John Primrose Hay, M.A., by the members and friends of Bridgegate U.F. Church on his Departure for Manchuria, 27th Aug. 1906. |
7915 |
Model described as Grand Model (Ed. V.H.) |
- |
W. Watson & Sons - In the Billings Microscope Collection |
8671 |
Edinburgh H |
- |
- |
8974 |
Edinburgh H. |
- |
W. Watson & Sons |
9237 |
Edinburgh H. |
- |
W. Watson and Sons[HC] |
9386 |
FRAM |
- |
Black and Brass [HC] |
9497 |
FRAM |
- |
W. Watson & Sons Ltd - Microscopes from the Frank Collection |
10103 |
Edinburgh H |
- |
W. Watson & Sons |
10237 |
Edinburgh Royal |
- |
W. Watson & Sons Ltd - Microscopes from the Frank Collection - also engraved - Branch 20 Forest Road, Edinburgh |
10252 |
Edinburgh H |
- |
W. Watson & Sons |
10334 |
Edinburgh H |
- |
W. Watson & Sons |
10603 |
D type monocular (horseshoe base/ Edinburgh limb) |
- |
W. Watson & Sons. Brass and oxidised brass |
Became W. Watson and Sons Ltd. in 1908. |
10821 |
Praxis |
- |
W. Watson & Sons Ltd. Christie's Sale July 1991. |
10892 |
Circuit Stage Van Heurck |
- |
Christie's Sale August 1987 and November 1998 |
11087 |
Service - Black and Brass |
- |
W. Watson & Sons Ltd. This appears in a Christie's Catalogue March 1992. It is a later model Service with a wide tube. If this number is correct then it is something of an anomally. |
11265 |
Monocular (Model Unknown) |
- |
W. Watson & Sons Ltd. Black and Brass. Christie's Sale March 1994 |
11629 |
Edinburgh F. (probably) |
- |
W. Watson and Sons Ltd. Christie's Sale March 1985 |
11639 |
Edinburgh H. |
- |
[MW] |
11791 |
- |
1909 |
- |
Barnet factory burnt to ground. 1910. |
12718 |
FRAM |
- |
W. Watson & Sons ???- Brass & Black |
12722 |
FRAM |
- |
W. Watson & Sons Ltd - Brass & Oxidised Black [HC] |
13111 |
Royal |
- |
W. Watson & Sons Ltd. - Christie's Sale April 1986 |
14063 |
Royal |
- |
Christie's Sale November 1998 |
14093 |
FRAM |
- |
[MW] |
14431 |
Royal |
- |
W. Watson & Sons Ltd. Christie's Sale May 1997 |
14452 |
Edinburgh H |
1st November 1911 |
W. Watson & Sons Ltd. |
17597 |
Brass Monocular. (Model Unknown) |
- |
Sotheby's Sale February 1985 |
17087 |
FRAM |
13th July 1914 |
[MW] |
17820 |
Edinburgh Model - probably H |
- |
W. Watson & Sons Ltd. |
19144 |
FRAM |
- |
W. Watson & Sons Ltd. Christie's Sale July 1985 |
19202 |
Edinburgh H |
- |
Bright |
19921 |
Edinburgh Students |
- |
W. Watson & Sons Ltd - Microscopes from the Frank Collection |
19250 |
Royal |
- |
W. Watson & Sons Ltd. Christie's Sale May 1997 |
19921 |
Edinburgh H |
- |
Brass and Black Enamel |
20022 |
Praxis |
- |
W. Watson & Sons - Microscopes from the Frank Collection |
20267 |
Van Heurck |
- |
- |
20305 |
Praxis |
- |
[MW] |
20521 |
Probably Praxis |
- |
W. Watson & Sons Ltd. Described in catalogue as 'Paris model'. Christie's Sale October 1985. |
20581 |
Horizontal Metallurgical Microscope |
- |
W. Watson & Sons Ltd. Christie's Sale July 1991. |
22949 |
Standard |
- |
[MW] |
23023 |
Probably a Service |
- |
Black and Brass |
22028 |
Praxis |
- |
[HC] |
23277 |
Van Heurck? |
- |
Sotheby's Sale March 1990 - Described as 'Van Heurck style' |
23372 |
Metallurgical - Model Unknown (could be a 'WORKS') |
- |
Black and Brass - W. Watson & Son Ltd. Christie's Sale November 1992 |
23480 |
Van Heurck Type (which probably means Edinburgh H) |
- |
Sotheby's Sale July 1989. |
23751 |
Praxis |
circa 1916/7 |
Black and Brass - Stamped: Agent - J. Lizars, 71 Bold St., Liverpool |
23809 |
Van Heurck |
- |
Phillips auction [HC] |
24288 |
Praxis |
- |
Black and Brass - W. Watson & Sons Ltd. |
24513 |
Edinburgh H |
- |
Black and Brass - W. Watson & Sons Ltd. Stamped:- A.H.Baird, 33 Lothian Street, Edinburgh which dates it 1918+ |
Service Pattern Introduced in 1919 |
24901 |
Service |
- |
Original pattern |
24904 |
Service |
- |
Original pattern |
24905 |
Service |
- |
Original pattern |
24907 |
Service |
- |
Original pattern [MW] |
24917 |
Service |
- |
Original pattern [MW] |
24937 |
Service |
- |
Original pattern - W.Watson and Sons Ltd |
24944 |
Service |
- |
Original pattern |
24987 |
Service |
- |
Original Pattern |
25242 |
Vulcan |
- |
Inspection Microscope |
26028 |
- |
1921 |
- |
25978 |
Praxis (non-inclinable) |
- |
Black and Brass. Watson and Sons, London [HC] |
26409 |
Service |
- |
[MW] |
30676 |
Service |
- |
Black and Brass [HC] |
30736 |
Praxis |
21st December 1922 |
- |
High Power Binocular Attachment introduced circa 1924 |
Introduction of the PATNA Pattern - A modified Bactil with concentric rotating stage - 1925 |
High Power Binocular Attachment now also known as the Universal Binocular Microscope 1925 |
Restyled Kima introduced with horizontal instead of vertical fine focus mechanism January 1926 |
Introduction of the WandS Microscope - September 1927 |
32448 |
Service Modified Model |
- |
Black and Brass |
34163 |
Edinburgh H |
- |
Wide Tube Photographic (W. Watson & Sons. Ltd) |
34722 |
Edinburgh H |
- |
W. Watson & Sons. Ltd |
36111 |
Service |
- |
Black and Brass |
36178 |
Service |
- |
Black and Brass - Christie's Sale November 1998 |
38074 |
Edinburgh (possibly H but maybe F) |
- |
[HC] |
38175 |
Kima |
- |
Black and Brass |
38403 |
Bactil |
1st February 1927 |
High Power Binocular [MW] |
38660 |
Service Petrological |
- |
W. Watson and Sons Ltd |
39324 |
Inverted Spectroscopic Analyser |
- |
W. Watson and Sons Ltd. Christie's Sale July 1993 |
40160 |
Edinburgh H |
- |
W. Watson & Sons - Microscopes from the Frank Collection |
40629 |
Kima |
- |
Box and Magnification Card seen |
42573 |
Van Heurck |
- |
W. Watson & Sons Ltd. With High power binocular. Christie's Sale September 1994. |
42799 |
Service |
- |
Black and Brass |
42860 |
Service |
- |
W. Watson & Sons Ltd. Christie's Sale November 1990 |
42957 |
Service with High Power Binocular |
- |
W. Watson & Sons Ltd. Christie's Sale October 1985. - Illustrated in Microscopes from the Frank Collection |
43004 |
Service |
- |
Black and Brass |
44266 |
- |
1929 |
- |
46087 |
- |
1930 |
- |
46501 |
Kima |
- |
Black and Brass |
46690 |
Kima |
- |
Black and Brass |
46793 |
Bactil |
- |
[MW] |
48234 |
Edinburgh H with Akehurst condener mount |
- |
[HC] |
48504 |
Service |
- |
Black and Brass [HC] |
48996 |
Bactil |
- |
Black and Brass - Christie's Sale November 1998 |
49054 |
Kima |
- |
W. Watson & Sons Ltd. Black and Brass |
50024 |
Wands |
- |
Black and Brass |
51089 |
Service |
- |
Black and Brass - W. Watson & Sons Ltd. London - Watson-Victor, Australia - New Zealand [HC] |
51125 |
Bactil monocular |
- |
W. Watson & Sons Ltd - Microscopes from the Frank Collection |
51449 |
Bactil |
- |
Black and Brass (with integral mechanical stage no. 12241 [HC]) |
51658 |
Model Unrecorded |
13th October 1932 |
- |
51763 |
Edinburgh H |
- |
Marked No.2. Metl. Brass and black enamel. |
52059 |
- |
1932 |
- |
Low Power Binocular Microscope introduced 1933 |
52116 |
Watson Bactil High Power Binocular |
1st December 1933 |
Black and Brass |
53102 |
Service |
- |
Black and Brass - old foot with circular stage |
53740 |
Service |
30th September 1930 |
 |
Inclined High Power Binocular Attachment introduced 1934 |
53872 |
- |
1934 |
- |
54176 |
Service |
- |
Black and Brass |
54177 |
Service |
- |
Black and Brass |
54180 |
Service |
- |
Black and Brass. W. Watson and Sons Ltd. |
54182 |
Service |
- |
Black and Brass |
54183 |
Service |
- |
Black and Brass |
55225 |
Edinburgh H or could be Service |
- |
Black and Brass - W. Watson & Sons Ltd. Christie's Sale September 1992 and November 1992 |
55540 |
Edinburgh Royal |
- |
W. Watson & Sons Ltd |
55545 |
Bactil monocular |
- |
W. Watson & Sons Ltd - Microscopes from the Frank Collection |
55972 |
Service |
1st October 1934 |
W. Watson & Sons Ltd - Marked - Depot Watson & Glover, Birmingham |
56076 |
- |
1934 |
- |
56248 |
- |
1935 |
I wonder whether this number has been mis-read as the number 58248 would fit nicely into the expected sequence. |
56291 |
Model unknown |
26th November 1934 |
[JW] |
57506 |
Service |
- |
Black and Brass |
57507 |
Service |
- |
Black and Brass |
57743 |
Service |
- |
W. Watson & Sons Ltd. Black and Brass |
57751 |
- |
1935 |
- |
57919 |
Edinburgh Model |
- |
W. Watson & Sons Ltd. Christie's Sale June 1987. |
57944 |
Service |
10th September 1935 |
Black and Brass - Sold by Watson & Glover, 2 Easy Row Birmingham |
57965 |
Service |
- |
W. Watson & Sons Ltd. Black and Brass. Christie's Sale October 1985 |
58071 |
Kima |
- |
W. Watson & Sons Ltd. |
58088 |
Service |
- |
W. Watson & Sons Ltd. [HC] |
58175 |
Kima |
- |
W. Watson & Sons Ltd. Black and Brass |
58556 |
Service |
22nd November 1935 |
Black and Brass |
58574 |
Service |
- |
Black and Brass. W. Watson and Sons Ltd. [HC] |
Barnet factory extended. 1936. |
59083 |
Kima |
- |
Black and Brass |
59251 |
Kima |
- |
W. Watson & Sons Ltd. Black and Brass |
59323 |
Inverted Microscope |
- |
W. Watson & Sons Ltd. Black Enamel and Brass. |
59354 |
High Power Binocular |
- |
W. Watson and Sons Ltd - Christie's Sale July 1993 |
60129 |
Kima |
- |
Black and Brass. |
60673 |
Service |
1936 |
[SP] |
62250 |
Kima |
11th March 1937 |
[MW] |
62689 |
Service |
- |
W. Watson & Sons Ltd - Microscopes from the Frank Collection |
63720 |
- |
1937 |
- |
63794 |
- |
1937 |
- |
63899 |
Greenough Binocular (Dissecting) |
- |
Black and Brass, W.Watson and sons Ltd. |
64098 |
Kima |
- |
Black and Brass with drawtube |
64129 |
- |
1938 |
- |
65026 |
Service |
15th February 1938 |
Black and Brass [BB] |
Charles Henry Watson Dies 10th August 1938 aged 72. |
65118 |
Service |
- |
High Power Binocular (Black and Brass) |
65274 |
Edinburgh H |
- |
[MW] |
65319 |
Service |
- |
[MW] |
65461 |
- |
1938 |
- |
65463 |
Service |
- |
High Power Binocular (Black and Brass)[HC] |
65627 |
- |
1938 |
- |
66019 |
Bactil |
- |
High Power Binocular (Black and Brass) |
66754 |
Greenough Low Power Binocular |
- |
W. Watson & Sons Ltd. |
68340 |
Edinburgh H. Stud. |
- |
[HC] |
68158 |
- |
1939 |
- |
68644 |
Kima |
May 1939 |
W. Watson and Sons Ltd - Black and Chrome |
70036 |
Service |
- |
Metallurgical - W. Watson & Sons Ltd. Black and Brass |
71070 |
Service |
- |
W. Watson and Sons Ltd. Black and Brass. Christie's Sale July 1993 |
71309 |
- |
1940 |
- |
72461 |
Unknown Model |
- |
Enamelled Brass Monocular - Sotheby's Sale March 1990 |
72467 |
Service |
2nd January 1941 |
Brass and Black [SC] |
73432 |
Service |
- |
W. Watson & Sons Ltd - Microscopes from the Frank Collection |
73812 |
Edinburgh H |
11th August 1941 |
Black and Brass |
75135 |
Kima |
- |
W. Watson & Sons Ltd. [HC] |
75604 |
Service |
- |
W. Watson & Sons Ltd. Black and Chrome. Appeared in Christie's Sale October 1985 |
77407 |
Royal |
- |
W. Watson & Sons Ltd. Black and Brass. With High Power Binocular Attachment. |
77937 |
Service |
- |
W. Watson & Sons Ltd. Black and Brass. |
77951 |
Service |
- |
W. Watson & Sons Ltd. Black and Brass. Christie's Sale November 1993 |
78023 |
Bactil |
- |
- |
78498 |
- |
1943 |
- |
79152 |
Service |
- |
Black and Brass |
79488 |
Service |
- |
Black and Brass |
79612 |
Service |
- |
Black and Brass |
79613 |
Service |
- |
Black and Brass |
79835 |
Simplex |
- |
Black and Brass |
80389 |
Kima |
- |
Black and Chrome |
80464 |
Bactil |
- |
W. Watson & Sons Ltd. Marked 'Charing Cross Hospital Medical School Pathological Department'. Christie's Sale March 1987 and August 1987. |
81438 |
Low Power Binocular |
- |
- |
82906 |
Bactil |
- |
W. Watson & Sons Ltd. Christie's Sale November 1986 |
84219 |
- |
1946 |
- |
84652 |
Service |
- |
Black and Chrome |
84906 |
Service Metallurgical Stand |
- |
[HC] |
85028 |
Bactil |
24th May 1946 |
Black and Chrome - Number appears on both Binocular and Monocular Tubes |
85088 |
Service |
7th October 1946 |
Black and Chrome |
85288 |
Service |
- |
- |
85375 |
Dissecting |
- |
- |
85411 |
Simplex Dissecting stand |
- |
Black and Chrome, also marked ZD21 |
85457 |
Bactil (probably) |
- |
Black and Chrome High Power Binocular [AC] (also mechanical stage No. 24191) |
85954 |
- |
1947 |
- |
86862 |
Bactil |
- |
Black and Chrome - High Power Binocular |
88432 |
Patna |
- |
Black and Chrome - old foot - Binocular (Mechanical stage also numbered 88432) [HC] |
89511 |
Service |
- |
Black and Chrome - old foot |
89514 |
Service |
- |
Black and Chrome - old foot |
89519 |
Service |
- |
Black and Chrome |
89545 |
Service |
- |
Black and Chrome - old foot |
89549 |
Service |
- |
Black and Chrome - old foot |
89565 |
Service |
- |
Black and Chrome |
89596 |
Service |
- |
Black and Chrome - Marked "Service" |
90120 |
- |
1948 |
- |
90144 |
- |
1948 |
- |
90403 |
Service |
- |
Black and Chrome - old foot |
90411 |
Service |
- |
Black and Chrome - old foot |
90944 |
Service |
- |
Black and Chrome [HC] |
91125 |
Service |
12th February 1948 |
Black and Chrome |
93664 |
Service with High Power Binocular |
- |
W. Watson and Sons Ltd. Black and Chrome - Christie's Sale Feberuary 1996 and November 1998 |
94392 |
Kima |
9th November 1948 |
Black and Chrome |
94398 |
Kima |
9th November 1948 |
Black and Chrome |
94452 |
Kima |
- |
Black and Chrome |
94926 |
Bactil |
- |
Black and Chrome - Mono/High Power Binocular [HC] |
95112 |
Service |
14th December 1948 |
 |
95126 |
Service |
- |
Black and Chrome |
95270 |
Holophot |
- |
[MW] |
95677 |
- |
1948 |
- |
95951 |
Stereo |
- |
Black and Chrome [BB] |
Captain James Cook acquires W. E. Watson-Baker's interest in the company, thereby terminating the family interest in the firm. 1949. |
98414 |
Bactil |
26th April 1949 |
Black and Chrome - High Power Binocular |
98963 |
Bactil |
- |
[MW] |
99032 |
Bactil with High Power Binocular |
- |
W. Watson & Sons Ltd. Christie's Sale November 1995 |
99422 |
Service |
- |
W. Watson & Sons Ltd. Black and Chrome. Christie's Sale May 1997 |
99629 |
Service |
- |
Black and Chrome - Old Style Foot |
100936 |
"Service" |
- |
Black and Chrome |
Service II Pattern Introduced in 1950 |
101315 |
High Power Binocular |
- |
Black and Brass. Christie's Sale March 1985 |
101791 |
Kima |
- |
Black and Chrome |
101835 |
Service I |
- |
[MW] |
103009 |
Service II |
- |
- |
103088 |
- |
1951 |
- |
Barnet factory further extended. 1950. |
103266 |
- |
1950 |
- |
103327 |
Kima |
October 12th 1950 |
Black and Chrome [HC] |
103690 |
Service II |
- |
Black and Chrome, attached mechanical stage (27387) [HC] |
103958 |
Kima |
- |
- |
104212 |
Kima |
5th January 1951 |
[MW] |
106862 |
Service II |
- |
Black and Chrome |
106865 |
Service II |
- |
Black and Chrome |
106866 |
Service II |
- |
Black and Chrome |
106897 |
Service II |
25th July 1951 |
 |
106902 |
Service II |
- |
- |
106903 |
Service II |
- |
- |
106904 |
Service II |
- |
Black and Chrome |
106906 |
Service II |
- |
Black and Chrome |
106909 |
Service II |
- |
- |
106910 |
Service II |
- |
Black and Chrome |
106913 |
Service II |
- |
- |
106914 |
Service II |
25th July 1951 |
 |
107074 |
Service |
- |
Black and Chrome - New foot |
107846 |
- |
1951 |
- |
107865 |
Service II |
13th November 1952 |
 |
108295 |
Service II |
- |
W. Watson & Sons Ltd - Microscopes from the Frank Collection |
109172 |
Service II |
- |
Black and Chrome [HC] |
109406 |
- |
1952 |
- |
110187 |
Stereo Research |
- |
[MW] |
110188 |
Grey Stereo |
- |
- |
110683 |
Kima |
- |
- |
110716 |
Holophot |
- |
[MW] |
110730 |
- |
1952 |
- |
110741 |
Bactil Binocular |
- |
- |
111435 |
Bactil Binocular |
30th September 1952 |
Black & Chrome |
111448 |
Bactil |
- |
[MW] |
111472 |
Bactil Binocular |
- |
Black & Chrome |
112436 |
- |
1953 |
- |
112802 |
- |
1953 |
- |
113114 |
Bactil Binocular |
5th August 1953 |
- |
113631 |
Bactil 60 Monocular Body |
- |
- |
114083 |
Service |
- |
W. Watson & Sons Ltd. Black and Satin Chrome. Christie's Sale November 1995 |
114512 |
Simple Microscope? Possibly Simplex |
- |
W. Watson & Sons Ltd. Christie's Sale November 1995 |
114780 |
Service II |
2nd September 1954 |
W. Watson & Sons Ltd. [HC] |
115582 |
Service II |
- |
- |
115602 |
- |
1954 |
- |
115888 |
- |
1955 |
- |
115890 |
Black Stereo |
- |
- |
116054 |
Bactil |
19th January 1955 |
[MW] |
117762 |
Monocular Tube for Bactil |
- |
- |
118077 |
Bactil |
- |
Black Chrome mono/bino [BB] |
119415 |
High Power Binocular head for Bactil |
- |
- |
119462 |
- |
1956 |
- |
120024 |
Bactil Binocular |
11th May 1956 |
- |
120043 |
- |
1956 |
- |
120093 |
Kima |
- |
[MW] |
120140 |
Service II |
- |
- |
120240 |
- |
1956 |
- |
120581 |
Service II |
- |
- |
120807 |
Bactil Binocular |
10th August 1956 |
 |
121035 |
Service II |
- |
Black and Chrome |
Company acquired by Pye of Cambridge. 1957. |
Moved to 25 West End Lane, Barnet, Hertfordshire (Herts) in 1957
|
121677 |
- |
1957 |
- |
121693 |
Service II |
- |
Black and Chrome [BB] |
121893 |
Kima |
- |
Black and Chrome |
122038 |
Service II |
- |
- |
122709 |
Service II |
- |
Black/Chrome |
122845 |
Research Stereo |
17th July 1957 |
Black |
122848 |
Research Stereo Head - on Rackwork Long Arm Stand |
- |
Black |
122802 |
- |
1957 |
- |
124125 |
Kima |
- |
Black and Chrome |
126429 |
Service II |
- |
Black and Chrome |
126796 |
Bactil Binocular |
- |
Black and Chrome |
126932 |
Stereo |
- |
Triple Turret Grey Stereo |
126991 |
Service II |
29th May 1959 |
 |
Service 3 Pattern Introduced in 1959 |
127006 |
Monocular Tube for Bactil |
- |
- |
127381 |
- |
1959 |
- |
129001 |
Bactil 60 - Purple |
- |
- |
129127 |
Bactil 60 |
18th March 1960 |
[MW] |
129617 |
Bactil 60 |
26th October 1960 |
[MW] |
129904 |
Stereo Research |
- |
[MW] |
130290 |
Bactil 60 - Cream |
- |
- |
130497 |
Service (Marked 'Service' Only) |
- |
Black and Chrome |
130589 |
Service (Marked 'Service' Only) |
- |
Black and Chrome |
130606 |
Service (Marked 'Service' Only) |
- |
Black and Chrome |
132360 |
Stereo |
- |
Triple Turret Grey Stereo |
132840 |
Stereo |
- |
Triple Turret Grey Stereo |
132843 |
Stereo |
- |
Triple Turret Grey Stereo |
133188 |
Service (Marked 'Service' Only) |
- |
Black and Chrome |
133579 |
? |
25th January 1962 |
[MW] |
133868 |
Bactil 60 |
- |
[MW] |
133899 |
Bactil 60 |
- |
[MW] |
134678 |
Stereo |
- |
Triple Turret Grey Stereo |
134882 |
Service |
- |
[MW] |
135049 |
Grey Stereoscopic Microscope |
2nd July 1962 |
 |
136423 |
Service (Marked 'Service' Only) |
- |
Black and Chrome |
136887 |
Service |
- |
[MW] |
137095 |
Service (Marked 'Service' Only) |
- |
Black and Chrome |
137199 |
Service (Marked 'Service' Only) |
17th April 1963 |
Black and Chrome |
137219 |
Service (Marked 'Service' Only) |
- |
Black and Chrome |
137382 |
Service (Marked 'Service' Only) |
- |
Black and Chrome |
137406 |
Service (Marked 'Service' Only) |
- |
Black and Chrome |
138301 |
Service 3 |
- |
- |
139887 |
- |
1964 |
- |
140355 |
Service 3 |
- |
- |
140376 |
Service 3 |
- |
Black |
140925 |
- |
1964 |
- |
141692 |
Service III |
- |
Cream |
141693 |
Service III |
- |
[MW] |
141699 |
Service III |
- |
- |
142006 |
- |
1964 |
- |
142054 |
Bactil Binocular |
- |
Black and Chrome |
142494 |
Bactil 60 Binocular |
- |
Cream |
143047 |
Stereo Boxfoot |
- |
[MW] |
143215 |
Zoom Stereo |
- |
[MW] |
143820 |
- |
1965 |
- |
System 70 Pattern Introduced in 1965 |
145250 |
Stereo |
16th June 1966 |
[MW] |
Taken over by Phillips. 1967. |
147611 |
MicroSystem 70 |
- |
Hilux model [MW] |
147798 |
MicroSystem 70 |
- |
- |
147814 |
MicroSystem 70 |
- |
- |
148449 |
MicroSystem 70 Hilux Model |
- |
ex. Royal alexandria Hospital, Pathology Dept. Paisley, Scotland [WM] |
149878 |
MicroSystem 70 Hilux Model |
- |
- |
151628 |
MicroSystem 70 |
- |
- |
151832 |
MicroSystem 70 |
- |
- |
152136 |
MicroSystem 70 |
- |
- |
152529 |
MicroSystem 70 |
- |
- |
152635 |
MicroSystem 70 |
- |
- |
153229 |
MicroSystem 70 Hilux |
- |
[HC] |
153399 |
MicroSystem 70 Hilux |
- |
- |
212957 |
Service with High Power Binocular |
- |
W. Watson & Sons Ltd. Christie's Sale April 1986. Is this number correct? |
End of Microscope production. 1970. |