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Mounts by Suter (L) and martin Cole (R), retailed by
Dollond: image of the Martin Cole mount courtesy of
Brian Davidson
Other “primary” Dollond labels in my collection bear
different handwritings to those above, so Dollond, like
Baker and others, evidently had several preparers under
contract, including, at least for a time, Suter. Dollond
labels themselves seldom turn up at auction, but a few
Dollond/Suter mounts may linger in cabinets yet to
reach salerooms.
Suter’s microscope
According to his 1900 catalogue, Suter was a sales
agent for microscopes made by Watson, Swift, Ross,
Reichert, Beck, Leitz, Zeiss and Lancaster (neither I
nor others have seen Suter mounts with – for instance –
Watson or Ross retail labels). A microscope is among
the family heirlooms, presumably that preferred by
Suter himself, possibly subsequently passing to
William Peirce junior, the science teacher. It came, not
from any of the above mentioned firms, but from S &
B Solomons of Albermarle Street.
