Watson Microscope Stand Dating Table
This most useful additional list has been made up from several sources. |
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| 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 |
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| Became W. Watson and Son in 1867. | |||
| 333 | Van Heurck | - | W. Watson & Sons. Christie's Sale November 1990. This must be a typographical Error. |
| 805 | Monocular (model unknown) | - | Watson & Son. 313 High Holborn, London [FH] |
| 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 |
| 913 | Model unknown | - | University of Melbourne. Watson & Son [HC] |
| 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 |
| 1180 | Wenham Binocular. Jackson foot. [HC] | - | - |
| 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 |
| 1295 | Standard | - | Museum of the History of Science, Oxford [HC] |
| 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 | - |
| 1492 | Van Heurck | - | [HC] |
| 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 | Radial | 1884 | |
| 1551 | Lister Limb monocular, Wenham Binocular. | - | Watson & Sons |
| 1601 | - | 1884 | - |
| 1611 | Medical Students | - | Watson & Sons [MW] |
| 1636 | Unknown Model | - | Watson & Sons - Jackson Foot (possibly not actually made by Watson) [HC] |
| 1650 | - | 1885 | - |
| 1652 | Unknown Model | - | Brass. Described as Wale-limb on double pedestal. Glass stage. W. Watson & Sons. |
| 1696 | Monocular | - | Claw foot. Brass and Oxidised brass. [IW] |
| 1700 | - | 1884 | - |
| 1750 | - | 1885 | - |
| 1764 | Scientists Binocular | - | Watson & Sons [London Science Museum] |
| 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 | - |
| 1852 | Wales Microscope | - | Petrological Wales Form American Microscope [ASI] |
| 1899 | - | 1888 | - |
| 1925 | Draper-type Microscope | - | Brass. W. Watson & Sons [London Science Museum] |
| 1950 | - | 1888 | - |
| 2000 | - | 1888 | - |
| 2006 | Early version of the "Scientific"? | - | W. Watson & Sons [PPB] |
| 2018 | Edinburgh Students | 29th November 1887 | First Edinburgh Student |
| 2050 | - | 1888 | - |
| 2100 | - | 1888 | - |
| 2116 | Brass Monocular - Unknown Model | - | Sotheby's Sale - June 1989 |
| 2146 | Brass Monocular - Unknown Model | - | Bar Limb - nosepiece fine adjustment - Society of Arts style [HC] |
| 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 | - |
| 2264 | Model unknown | - | Binocular, revolving stage and wooden base. University of Melbourne [HC] |
| 2300 | - | 1889 | - |
| 2301 | Edinburgh F | - | [HC] |
| 2306 | Model Unknown. (Dissecting Microscope) | - | Macleay Museum |
| 2328 | Model Unknown. (Compound Monocular - Lacquered and oxidised) | - | W. Watson & Sons - Phillip's Sale September 1994 |
| 2329 | Model Unknown | - | Described as 'Swift-style Victoriana. Feet fixed to wooden base. Wenham Binocular. Edin. H. style mechanical stage. Lever fine adjustment [HC] |
| 2350 | - | 1889 | - |
| 2400 | - | 1890 | - |
| 2250 | - | 1890 | - |
| 2306 | Dissecting Microscope - Model Unkown | - | Watson & Sons, London (Macleay Museum) |
| 2373 | Edinburgh B/C | - | Horseshoe foot, plain stage, hinged mirror. [HC] |
| 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 | - |
| 2677 | Edinburgh D. | - | Revolving stage top. [HC] |
| 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 | - |
| 2857 | Edinburgh Model B | - | [HC] |
| 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. |
| 2892 | Histology Stand | - | [ASI] |
| 2900 | - | 1892 | - |
| 2922 | Model unknown | - | [IH] |
| 2937 | Van Heurck | 1892 | - |
| 2950 | - | 1892 | - |
| 2954 | No. 1. Van Heurck | - | [ASI] |
| 2999 | Histological | - | Edincurgh limb, Jackson foot. [HC] |
| 2968 | Edinburgh H. | 24th November 1892 | First Edinburgh H. |
| 3000 | - | 1892 | - |
| 3029 | "Histological" Edinburgh Style | - | Claw Foot [HC] |
| 3032 | Edinburgh Model F | - | W. Watson & Sons [HC] |
| 3050 | - | 1893 | - |
| 3052 | Edinburgh Model D | - | W. Watson & Sons - Microscopes from the Frank Collection |
| 3060 | Van Heurck | 23rd February 1893 | Exhibition Model Van Heurck |
| 3088 | Circuit Stage Van Heurck | - | Monocular and Binocular bodies [ASI] |
| 3100 | - | 1893 | - |
| 3112 | Model Unknown | - | Horseshoe foot. [HC] |
| 3150 | - | 1893 | - |
| 3164 | Society of Arts | - | [HC] |
| 3170 | Edinburgh D | - | H style mechanical stage [HC] |
| 3200 | - | 1893 | - |
| 3250 | - | 1893 | - |
| 3299 | Scientist | - | Brass and Anodised. W. Watson & Sons [London Science Museum] |
| 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 | - |
| 3585 | Edinburgh H | - | [HC] |
| 3725 | Educational Microscope | circa 1897 | W. Watson & Sons |
| 3732 | Edinburgh F. | - | Sliding bar on plain stage. |
| 3787 | Edinburgh H. | - | [HC] (van Heurck, Rotating Stage, Fine focus substage - [MW]) |
| 3805 | van Heurck - monocular | - | Brass and Black - Tripod foot [HC] |
| 3821 | Van Heurck - Wenham Binocular | - | Illustrated in Antiques Clinic (Aurum Press 1999) [HC] |
| 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 |
| 3867 | Van Heurck No. 1 | - | W. Watson & Sons |
| 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] |
| 4152 | Edinburgh H | - | Revolving top-plate to stage [HC] |
| 4228 | Edinburgh F. | - | Christie's Sale November 1998 |
| 4241 | Educational | - | W. Watson and Sons - Supplied by Broadhurst, Clarkson and Co., 63 Farringdon Road, London. Bar limb, Crouch style foot, nosepiece fine adjustment, substage diaphragm [HC] |
| 4281 | Edinburgh No. 1. Van Heurck | - | Re-sold Second hand by Watson on 24th June 1941. [PL] |
| 4293 | Edinburgh Model H | - | W. Watson & Sons [HC] |
| 4294 | Edinburgh F. (Students Model) | - | W. Watson & Sons |
| 4323 | Edinburgh D | - | [HC] |
| 4409 | FRAM | - | W. Watson & Sons |
| 4411 | FRAM | - | W. Watson & Sons. Christie's Sale October 1985 |
| 4465 | No. 10 Student's Petrological | - | Brass and Anodised. Horseshoe foot. W. Watson & Sons [London Science Museum] |
| 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 |
| 4744 | Edinburgh H | - | Round feet [HC] |
| 4766 | Model Unknown. (Compound Monocular - Lacquered and oxidised) | - | W. Watson & Sons - Christie's Sale September 1990 |
| 4774 | Edinburgh Model | - | W. Watson & Sons. |
| 4812 | Van Heurck | - | University of Melbourne [HC] |
| 4823 | Grand Model Van Heurck? | - | [PW] |
| 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 |
| 4960 | Argus or Edinburgh A | - | Horseshoe foot - no fine adjustment [HC] |
| 4989 | FRAM | - | - |
| 5040 | Edinburgh Royal | - | W. Watson & Sons - Microscopes from the Frank Collection |
| 5051 | Lantern Microscope | - | For attachment to a Magic Lantern. All Brass. [HC] |
| 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 |
| 5276 | Edinburgh H | - | [HC] |
| 5314 | Edinburgh F. | - | W. Watson & Sons marked Agents J. Woolley, Sons &smp; Co. Ltd., Manchester |
| 5397 | Edinburgh F | - | Thumb Wheel substage adjustment [HC] |
| 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 |
| 5617 | Edinburgh H | - | Brass and Black [SC] |
| 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. |
| 5675 | FRAM | - | [HC] |
| 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 |
| 6276 | Edinburgh D? | - | W. Watson & Sons |
| 6455 | FRAM | - | [HC] |
| 6511 | Royal/Van Heurck | - | [ASI] |
| 6558 | Model Unknown. (Compound Monocular - Lacquered and oxidised) | - | W. Watson & Sons - Phillip's Sale September 1994 |
| 6753 | Van Heurck | - | Possibly Grand Model. Double fine focus binocular. [MW] |
| 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. |
| 7036 | Unknown Model | - | Tripod foot, two in-line focussing controls on the limb, a circular stage and a dove-tail slide for single objectives. [NR] |
| 7050 | Unknown Model | - | W. Watson & Sons. Oxidised and lacquered. Christie's Sale July 1991. |
| 7117 | Edinburgh H | - | [HC] |
| 7195 | Edinburgh H | - | Early style Mechanical Stage [HC] |
| 7280 | Edinburgh H | - | Brass and Anodised. W. Watson & Sons [London Science Museum] |
| 7502 | Edinburgh Petrological | - | [HC] |
| 7523 | Edinburgh H | - | [PH] confirmed [HC] |
| 7535 | FRAM | circa 1905 | Includes label of agent - W.W. Scott & Co., 180 Sauchihall St. Also a name and date - John Blakeley 1905 [SP] |
| 7589 | Unknown Model - Brass Monocular | - | Sotheby's Sale March 1990 |
| 7624 | Edinburgh F | - | Museum of the history of Science, Oxford [HC] |
| 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 |
| 8021 | Edinburgh Petrological | - | W. Watson & Sons [ASI] |
| 8058 | FRAM | - | Built in Mechanical Stage (Edin. style) [HC] |
| 8063 | Grand Model Van Heurck | - | Brass and Anodised. W. Watson & Sons [London Science Museum] |
| 8523 | Circuit Stage van Heurck | - | Wenham Binocular, tripod foot [HC] |
| 8671 | Edinburgh H | - | - |
| 8781 | FRAM | - | Has been polished. [HC] |
| 8788 | Circuit Stage van Heurck | - | [HC] |
| 8974 | Edinburgh H. | - | W. Watson & Sons |
| 9237 | Edinburgh H. | - | W. Watson and Sons[HC] |
| 9327 | Praxis | - | [HC] |
| 9386 | FRAM | - | Black and Brass [HC] |
| 9497 | FRAM | - | W. Watson & Sons Ltd - Microscopes from the Frank Collection |
| 9788 | Circuit Stage Van Heurck | - | Watson and Sons [HC] |
| 9903 | FRAM | - | [BR] |
| 10103 | Edinburgh H | - | W. Watson & Sons |
| 10211 | Holos FRAM | - | - |
| 10213 | Holos FRAM | - | Built in Edinburgh style Mechanical stage. [HC] |
| 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 |
| 10347 | Edinburgh H | - | W. Watson & Sons. Wide tube. [HC] |
| 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. |
| 10842 | Praxis | - | W. Watson & Sons Ltd. Engraved - GLASG:MED:CHIR:SOCy:PATH: & CLIN:SOC:FUND 1908."The microscope is black stand with brass body,Y shaped base." [SM] |
| 10892 | Circuit Stage Van Heurck | - | Christie's Sale August 1987 and November 1998 |
| 10917 | Model unknown | - | [SW] |
| 11007 | FRAM | - | |
| 11058 | FRAM | - | W. Watson & Sons Ltd [ASI] |
| 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. |
| 11058 | Fram | - | [HC]. |
| 11265 | Monocular (Model Unknown) | - | W. Watson & Sons Ltd. Black and Brass. Christie's Sale March 1994 |
| 11509 | Royal | - | [HC] |
| 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. | |||
| 12425 | School | - | [HC] |
| 12642 | Royal | - | [HC] |
| 12718 | FRAM | - | W. Watson & Sons ??? - Brass & Black |
| 12722 | FRAM | - | W. Watson & Sons Ltd - originally Brass & Oxidised Black but last account has it as being polished [HC] |
| 12810 | Royal | - | W. Watson & Sons Ltd - Brass & Oxidised Black [PvH] |
| 13111 | Royal | - | W. Watson & Sons Ltd. - Christie's Sale April 1986 |
| 13185 | Edinburgh F | - | With Attachable Mechanical Stage [HC] |
| 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. |
| 14527 | FRAM | - | [HC] |
| 14610 | Edinburgh H | - | Wenham binocular [HC] |
| 15038 | FRAM | 13th November 1912 | Stamped J. Lizars, 71 Bold Street, Liverpool [HC] |
| 15139 | School | - | [HC] |
| 15479 | Edinbugh H. | - | Wenham Binocular [MW] |
| 16631 | Praxis | 18th April 1913 | Brass and Black [HC] |
| 16714 | Praxis | - | Stamped on foot - West End Branch, 184 Great Portland Street, W. [HC] |
| 17597 | Brass Monocular. (Model Unknown) | - | Sotheby's Sale February 1985 |
| 17087 | FRAM | 13th July 1914 | [MW] |
| 17615 | Royal | - | with 'Bicor' attachment. W. Watson & Sons Ltd [London Science Museum] |
| 17820 | Edinburgh Model - probably H | - | W. Watson & Sons Ltd. |
| 17829 | Edinburgh F | - | Wenham Binocular. Possibly originally exported to Montreal [HC] |
| 18376 | Vulcan Inspection Microscope | - | Metallurgical, black and brass (Conrady lighting unit) [HC] |
| 18454 | Praxis | - | Black and Brass. Plain Stage. Swing-out substage. [HC] |
| 18490 | Praxis | - | [HC] |
| 19144 | FRAM | - | W. Watson & Sons Ltd. Christie's Sale July 1985 |
| 19194 | Edinburgh H | - | Stamped - Australian Depot. 78 Swanston St., Melbourne [HC] |
| 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 |
| 20010 | Mining Student | - | W. Watson & Sons Ltd [ASI] |
| 20022 | Praxis | - | W. Watson & Sons - Microscopes from the Frank Collection |
| 20085 | Standard | 25th June 1915 | W. Watson & Sons, Ltd - Marked: Australian Depot, 78 Swanston St. Melbourne and Sydney [RH] |
| 20265 | Edinburgh or Fram (not seen) | - | University of Melbourne [HC] |
| 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. |
| 22350 | Bactil | - | Brass and Black Monocular[HC] |
| 22909 | Edinbugh H | - | [HC] |
| 22949 | Standard | - | [MW] |
| 23002 | Praxis | - | W. Watson & Sons Ltd. [CT] |
| 23023 | Probably a Service | - | Black and Brass |
| 23028 | Praxis | - | [HC] |
| 23277 | Van Heurck? | - | Sotheby's Sale March 1990 - Described as 'Van Heurck style' |
| 23279 | Model unknown | - | Includes Universal condenser 8701. Described as research microscope. |
| 23337 | Fram | - | [HC] |
| 23372 | Metallurgical - Model Unknown (could be a 'WORKS') | - | Black and Brass - W. Watson & Son Ltd. Christie's Sale November 1992 |
| 23415 | Edinburgh metallurgical | 10th September 1917 | [HC] |
| 23480 | Van Heurck Type (which probably means Edinburgh H) | - | Sotheby's Sale July 1989. |
| 23506 | Praxis | - | Stamped - Univ. Glas. GR 1.28 and Agents W W Scott and Co. Ltd. 180 Sauchiehall St. Glasgow [HC] |
| 23648 | Service | - | [HC] |
| 23751 | Praxis | circa 1917 | Black and Brass - Stamped: Agent - J. Lizars, 71 Bold St., Liverpool |
| 23809 | Van Heurck | - | Phillips auction [HC] |
| 23880 | Edinburgh H | 5th April 1919 | [HC] |
| 24159 | Edinburgh ? | - | W. Watson & Sons, London |
| 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+ |
| 24625 | Praxis | - | W. Watson & Sons Ltd [ASI] |
| 24770 | Edinburgh | - | Black and Brass - W. Watson & Sons |
| 24798 | Stand type not known | - | [JM] |
| 24816 | Edinburgh Petrological | - | [HC] |
| 24869 | Works Metallurgical | - | [London Science Museum] |
| 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 |
| 25053 | Service | - | Black and Brass. W. Watson & Sons Ltd [ASI] |
| 25121 | Service | - | Brass and Black [HC] |
| 25242 | Vulcan | - | Inspection Microscope - with Argus 2/3" - W. Watson and Sons Ltd. |
| 25554 | Service | - | Black and Brass. With plaque Depot 2 Easy Row, Birmingham. |
| 25978 | Praxis (non-inclinable) | - | Black and Brass. Watson and Sons, London [HC] |
| 26028 | Service | 1921 | Black and Chrome [London Science Museum] |
| 26068 | Service | - | [HC] |
| 26351 | Service | - | Early type limb [HC] |
| 26409 | Service | - | [MW] |
| 26432 | Service | - | [HC] |
| 26514 | Service | - | Marked - ICST RCS Bot Lab 412 [HC] |
| 26606 | Royal | - | [HC] |
| 27047 | Bactil | - | Black and Brass. Triple extension tubes. [LA] |
| 27131 | Service | - | Black and Brass. W. Watson & Sons Ltd. Helical Screw substage. |
| 27178 | Service | - | W. Watson & Sons Ltd [London Science Museum] |
| 27182 | Service | - | Retailed by A. H. Baird, Edinburgh. [JF] |
| 27828 | Service | - | Engraved Agents Baird & Tatlock (London) Ltd, London. Has body tube engraved 104329 [LP] |
| 30131 | Research | - | [JM] |
| 30428 | Bactil | - | Binocular [HC] |
| 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 | |||
| 32181 | Service | - | Black and Brass. Stamped St. Thomas's Hosp. Med. Sch. Path. Lab. [HC] |
| 32270 | Service | - | Black and Brass. Built in mechanical stage. [HC] |
| 32448 | Service Modified Model | - | Black and Brass |
| 32478 | Edinburgh H | - | [HC] |
| 32648 | Service | - | [HC] |
| 34163 | Edinburgh H | - | Wide Tube Photographic (W. Watson & Sons. Ltd) |
| 34536 | Grand Model Van Heurck | - | [HC] |
| 34625 | Service | - | Black and Brass [HC] |
| 34722 | Edinburgh H | - | W. Watson & Sons. Ltd |
| 35255 | Kima | - | Earliest model [HC] |
| 36111 | Service | - | Black and Brass |
| 36170 | Service | - | Black and Brass [HC] |
| 36178 | Service | - | Black and Brass - Christie's Sale November 1998 |
| 36353 | Van Heurck style Petrological | - | Ex Geological Dept - Sheffield University [HC] |
| 36445 | Service | - | Brass and Black [HC] |
| 38074 | Edinburgh (possibly H but maybe F) | - | [HC] |
| 38175 | Kima | - | Black and Brass |
| 38214 | Royal | - | Watson and Sons [SH] |
| 38403 | Bactil | 1st February 1927 | High Power Binocular [MW] |
| 38416 | Circuit Stage van Heurck | - | Museum of the History of Science, Oxford [HC] Exhibit card states 'sold in August 1926'. [See 'Collecting Microscopes' by G. l'E. Turner Studio Vista 1981) |
| 38660 | Service Petrological | - | W. Watson and Sons Ltd |
| 39324 | Inverted Spectroscopic Analyser | - | W. Watson and Sons Ltd. Christie's Sale July 1993 |
| 40027 | Service Petrological | April 1927 | [HC] |
| 40064 | Kima | - | [SDM]. |
| 40138 | Advanced Petrological (Exeter Museum) [MW] | - | W. Watson & Sons. |
| 40160 | Edinburgh H | - | Microscopes from the Frank Collection |
| 40247 | Service Petrological | - | Black and Brass. W. Watson & Sons Ltd, London [HC] |
| 40314 | Kima | - | W. Watson & Sons Ltd [GT] |
| 40318 | Edinburgh H | - | W. Watson & Sons. Wide Tube. [HC] |
| 40319 | Edinburgh H | - | [HC] |
| 40355 | Edinburgh H Student | - | Racked Draw Tube and detachable Mechanical stage. [HC] |
| 40435 | Bactil | - | Monocular. Marked City Bacteriological Laboratory, Bradford) [ND] |
| 40629 | Kima | - | Box and Magnification Card seen |
| 40853 | Bactil/Service? | - | High Power Binocular head. [HC] |
| 42573 | Van Heurck | - | W. Watson & Sons Ltd. With High power binocular. Christie's Sale September 1994. |
| 42586 | Kima | - | Black and Brass. [HC] |
| 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 |
| 43074 | Kima | February 1929 | Black and Brass. Quoted as 29/02/29 which unfortunately isn't a leap year so an impossible date. [HC] |
| 44204 | Patna | - | Stamped 'Department of Agriculture for Scotland'. [HC] |
| 44266 | Service | 1929 | Black and Brass [London Science Museum] |
| 45286 | Kima | February 1930 | Black and Brass [HC] |
| 46087 | Kima | 1930 | [London Science Museum] |
| 46212 | Edinburgh H | 1930 | - |
| 46501 | Kima | - | Black and Brass |
| 46690 | Kima | - | Black and Brass |
| 46763 | Met/l No. 2 Edinburgh H | - | Wide Body [HC] |
| 46764 | No. 2 Met. Edinburgh | - | [HC] |
| 46793 | Bactil | - | [MW] |
| 46803 | Service | 13th November 1930 | Stamped Patent 194099 [HC] |
| 48137 | Kima | 1931 | Black and Brass |
| 48234 | Edinburgh H with Akehurst condener mount | - | [HC] |
| 48476 | Service | - | Black and Brass - Marked Physiol. Oxford [HC] |
| 48504 | Service | - | Black and Brass [HC] |
| 48694 | Service | - | Black and Brass. Sold By Milikin & Lawley, Strand. [HC] |
| 48996 | Bactil | - | Black and Brass - Christie's Sale November 1998 (Built in mechanical stage 11601 [HC]) |
| 49054 | Kima | - | W. Watson & Sons Ltd. Black and Brass |
| 50024 | WandS | - | Black and Brass |
| 50130 | WandS | - | Stamped 'Patent Applied For RD No. 729601' [HC] |
| 50472 | WandS | - | Black and Brass [HC] |
| 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]) |
| 51484 | Low Power Binocular | - | W. Watson & Sons Ltd [London Science Museum] |
| 51500 | Low Power Binocular | - | Dissecting stand, black [HC] |
| 51501 | Low Power Binocular | - | W. Watson & Sons Ltd. [JB] |
| 51658 | Model Unrecorded | 13th October 1932 | - |
| 51763 | Edinburgh H | - | Marked No.2. Metl. Brass and black enamel. |
| 52021 | Model Unknown | - | Receipt - W. Watson Ltd 313 High Holborn London WC1. Purchased by a doctor of 389 North Rd., Dunedin, New Zealand [AS] |
| 52059 | - | 1932 | - |
| Low Power Binocular Microscope introduced 1933 | |||
| 52116 | Watson Bactil High Power Binocular | 1st December 1933 | Black and Brass |
| 52118 | Kima | 20th December 1933 | Black and Brass |
| 53102 | Service | - | Black and Brass - old foot with circular stage |
| 53113 | Service | - | Detachable mechanical stage 12485 [HC] |
| 53219 | Edinburgh H | - | Very bright chrome work - possibly silvered [HC] |
| 53668 | Service | - | University of New South Wales Science Museum [HC] |
| 53740 | Service | 30th September 1930 |  |
| Inclined High Power Binocular Attachment introduced 1934 | |||
| 53872 | - | 1934 | - |
| 54163 | Service Petrological | - | Stamped 'Presented by the Central Committee of the Miner's Welfare Fund 1933 [HC] |
| 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 |
| 55123 | Service | - | Black and Brass [HC] |
| 55143 | Kima | 1936? | Black and Brass [HC] |
| 55225 | Edinburgh H or could be Service | - | Black and Brass - W. Watson & Sons Ltd. Christie's Sale September 1992 and November 1992 |
| 55295 | Service | - | [HC] |
| 55540 | Royal | - | W. Watson & Sons Ltd |
| 55542 | Royal | - | Black and Brass. W. Watson & Sons Ltd [London Science Museum] |
| 55545 | Bactil monocular | - | W. Watson & Sons Ltd - Microscopes from the Frank Collection |
| 55777 | Kima | - | W. Watson & Sons Ltd [originally sold by Reynolds and Branson Ltd., Leeds] - Black and Brass [CT] |
| 55820 | WandS | - | Stamped:- Pat. Applied for Rg. No. 729601 [HC] |
| 55895 | Kima | 3rd October 1934 | Black and Brass [HC] |
| 55972 | Service | 1st October 1934 | W. Watson & Sons Ltd - Marked - Depot Watson & Glover, Birmingham |
| 56044 | Service | - | Black and Brass [HC] |
| 56076 | - | 1934 | - |
| 56248 | Greehough Stereo | 1935 | Black and Chrome [London Science Museum] I wonder whether this number has been mis-read as the number 58248 would fit nicely into the expected sequence, or whether the date is confirmed. |
| 56291 | Service | 26th November 1934 | [JW] |
| 56305 | Kima | - | Brass and Black [HC] |
| 56399 | Service | January 10th 1935 | Black and Brass. Stamped Patent 194099 [HC] |
| 57200 | Service | - | Patent 194099 Agent Baird and Tatlock Ltd. [DRH] |
| 57506 | Service | - | Black and Brass |
| 57507 | Service | - | Black and Brass |
| 57743 | Service | - | W. Watson & Sons Ltd. Black and Brass |
| 57751 | - | 1935 | - |
| 57774 | Service | 1935 | W. Watson & Sons Ltd. [RPB] |
| 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 | 2nd October 1935 | W. Watson & Sons Ltd. Black and Brass. Christie's Sale October 1985 and date supplied by HC |
| 58071 | Kima | - | W. Watson & Sons Ltd. |
| 58088 | Service | - | W. Watson & Sons Ltd. [HC] |
| 58175 | Kima | - | W. Watson & Sons Ltd. Black and Brass |
| 58483 | Kima | 1935 | W. Watson & Sons Ltd. Black and Brass. Engraved B.D. 1935 |
| 58556 | Service | 22nd November 1935 | Black and Brass |
| 58574 | Service | - | Black and Brass. W. Watson and Sons Ltd. [HC] |
| 58725 | Kima | 18th December 1935 | W. Watson and Sons Ltd. With detachable mechanical stage No. 18973 [MC] |
| 58740 | Low Power Binocular | - | Black and Brass [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 |
| 60059 | Kima | - | Black and Brass. [HC] |
| 60129 | Kima | - | Black and Brass. |
| 60152 | Kima | - | Black and Brass. Stamped 'Wilson Scientific Co. K. Mk.2. [HC] |
| 60444 | Kima | - | W. Watson and sons Ltd. Black and Chrome. [HC] stamped C. Poly. Ch. Dep. [AB] |
| 60555 | Service | - | Black and Brass [HC] |
| 60673 | Service | 1936 | [SP] |
| 61108 | Kima | - | W. Watson & Sons Ltd. With Argus 1/6th in 189652 and 2/3rd in Para 18615 |
| 61116 | High Power Binocular | - | W. Watson & Sons Ltd [London Science Museum] |
| 61128 | Kima | - | Black and Brass. Two fine focus knobs [HC] |
| 61141 | Kima | - | Black and Brass [HC] |
| 62250 | Kima | 11th March 1937 | [MW] |
| 62516 | Service | - | Engraved - Agent A. H. Baird Edinburgh [MS2] |
| 62547 | Royal | - | Black and Brass. W. Watson & Sons Ltd [London Science Museum] |
| 62689 | Service | - | W. Watson & Sons Ltd - Microscopes from the Frank Collection |
| 63128 | Service | - | Black and Brass |
| 63403 | Service Metallurgical | - | [London Science Museum] |
| 63412 | Service | 9th September 1937 | [HC] |
| 63565 | Service | - | Black and brass [HC] |
| 63720 | - | 1937 | - |
| 63793 | Kima | - | [HC] |
| 63794 | Kima | 1937 | [London Science Museum] |
| 63899 | Greenough Binocular (Dissecting) | - | Black and Brass, W.Watson and sons Ltd. |
| 63937 | Kima | - | Black and Brass [HC] |
| 64006 | Kima | - | Stamped on base - CLA ADV B18 [HC] |
| 64083 | Kima | - | W. Watson & Son Ltd. Black and Brass [HC] |
| 64098 | Kima | - | Black and Brass with drawtube |
| 64129 | - | 1938 | - |
| 64413 | Service | - | Black and Chrome |
| 65026 | Service | 15th February 1938 | Black and Brass [BB] |
| 65118 | Service | - | High Power Binocular (Black and Brass) |
| 65164 | Kima | - | [BB] |
| 65274 | Edinburgh H | - | [MW] |
| 65319 | Service | - | [MW] |
| 65344 | Service | 22nd March 1938 | Black and Brass. Engraved 'MAF 15'. W. Watson & Sons Ltd. With Para 1/6 0.70 21906 and Versalic 1/12 OI 13908. Mechanical stage 19705. |
| 65461 | - | 1938 | - |
| 65463 | Service | - | High Power Binocular (Black and Brass)[HC] |
| 65614 | Service | 2nd May 1938 | Black and Brass[HC] |
| 65627 | - | 1938 | - |
| 65634 | Service | - | Black and Brass [HC] |
| 65637 | Service | 26th May 1938 | [AB] |
| 65795 | Patna | - | Black and Brass. Mono/Bino [HC] |
| Charles Henry Watson Dies 10th August 1938 aged 72. | |||
| 66019 | Bactil | - | High Power Binocular (Black and Brass) |
| 66323 | Kima | - | [HC] |
| 66466 | Service | 13th October 1938 | St. Bart's Hospital [HC] |
| 66529 | Advanced Service Petrological | - | University of New South Wales Science Museum [HC] |
| 66690 | Service | October 1938 | Black and Brass[HC] |
| 66754 | Greenough Low Power Binocular | - | W. Watson & Sons Ltd. |
| 66766 | Low Power Binocular | - | Black and Brass [HC] |
| 66767 | Advanced Service Petrological | - | [HC] |
| 68340 | Edinburgh H. Stud. | - | [HC] |
| 68158 | - | 1939 | - |
| 68393 | Kima | 9th March 1939 | Black and Brass [HC] |
| 68500 | Service | - | Black and Chrome [London Science Museum] |
| 68521 | Kima | - | Black and Brass [HC] |
| 68644 | Kima | May 1939 | W. Watson and Sons Ltd - Black and Chrome |
| 68895 | Service | - | Racking substage. Marked 'Watson Victor Ltd. Australia. New Zealand' [HC] |
| 69104 | Kima | - | Black and Brass [HC] |
| 69438 | Universal Dissecting Stand | - | Black and Brass [HC] |
| 70036 | Service | - | Metallurgical - W. Watson & Sons Ltd. Black and Brass |
| 70093 | Bactil | - | Black and Brass (mostly bright) |
| 71070 | Service | - | W. Watson and Sons Ltd. Black and Brass. Christie's Sale July 1993 |
| 71309 | - | 1940 | - |
| 71943 | Bactil | - | [AR] |
| 71965 | Bactil | 1941 | Brass tube. With Mechanical Stage - No. 21172 [HC] |
| 71992 | Simplex | - | Black and Brass [HC] |
| 72161 | Service | 6th November 1940 | Teak Case. Stamped with MOD mark. [CA] |
| 72337 | Service | - | Black and Brass. Stamped - sold by Flatters & Garnett Ltd. [HC] |
| 72461 | Unknown Model | - | Enamelled Brass Monocular - Sotheby's Sale March 1990 |
| 72467 | Service | 2nd January 1941 | Brass and Black [SC] |
| 72504 | Service | 14th January 1941 | Brass and Black [HC] |
| 73333 | Service Metallurgical | - | [HC] |
| 73360 | Simplex | - | [HC] |
| 73432 | Service | - | W. Watson & Sons Ltd - Microscopes from the Frank Collection |
| 73468 | Greenhough Binocular | - | Black and Brass [HC] |
| 73685 | Service | September 1941 | Black and Chrome. Military mark on tube (upward arrow) [HC] |
| 73812 | Edinburgh H | 11th August 1941 | Black and Brass |
| 73948 | Service Metallurgical | 11th August 1942 | Marked Watson Victor Australia [HC] Note:-Watson Victor was absorbed into the Medic Corporation in New Zealand and ultimately taken over by EBOS in 2000. |
| 75135 | Kima | - | W. Watson & Sons Ltd. [HC] |
| 75457 | Bench Metaallurgical | - | Black and Chrome [HC] |
| 75511 | Service | - | Black and Brass. Built-in Bactil style Mechanical stage 22259 [HC] |
| 75604 | Service | - | W. Watson & Sons Ltd. Black and Chrome. Appeared in Christie's Sale October 1985 |
| 75636 | Service | - | Black and Brass. Racking substage. [HC] |
| 75788 | Service | - | Black and Brass [CN] |
| 75833 | Kima | - | Black and Brass [HC] |
| 77083 | Service | - | Black and Brass [HC] |
| 77114 | Royal | - | Monocular and Binocular heads both same number [HC] |
| 77167 | Kima | - | Black and Brass [HC] |
| 77407 | Royal | - | W. Watson & Sons Ltd. Black and Brass. With High Power Binocular Attachment. |
| 77520 | Edinburgh H | - | W. Watson & Sons Ltd. Black and Brass. Marked Edin. H. but has features of F. [HC] |
| 77937 | Service | - | W. Watson & Sons Ltd. Black and Chrome. With mechanical stage no. 22204 [WM] |
| 77951 | Service | - | W. Watson & Sons Ltd. Black and Brass. Christie's Sale November 1993 |
| 78023 | Bactil | - | - |
| 78084 | Kima | - | Black and Brass. Stamped - Agents W. J. George Ltd. [HC] |
| 78402 | Simplex | - | Black and Brass [HC] |
| 78498 | - | 1943 | - |
| 79152 | Service | - | Black and Brass |
| 79466 | Service | - | Black and Brass. Stamped Univ. Bham 56A [HC] |
| 79488 | Service | - | Black and Brass |
| 79612 | Service | - | Black and Brass |
| 79613 | Service | - | Black and Brass |
| 79704 | Service | 1944 | Black and Brass. Wide Tube [HC] |
| 79835 | Simplex | - | Black and Brass |
| 79999 | Low Power Binocular | - | [HC] |
| 80025 | Low Power Binocular | - | Black and Brass. W. Watson & Sons. |
| 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. |
| 80702 | Service | - | Black and Brass Marked Z.L.B.U. One objective marked Univ. B'ham Physiol. [CS] |
| 81438 | Low Power Binocular | - | - |
| 82282 | Service | - | Black and Chrome [HC] |
| 82645 | Service | 1946 | [CD] |
| 82853 | Service | - | Black and Chrome. Stamped Sole Agents Australia - Watson Victor Co. New Zealand [HC] |
| 82906 | Bactil | - | W. Watson & Sons Ltd. Christie's Sale November 1986 |
| 84219 | Kima | 1946 | Black and Chrome |
| 84465 | Kima | - | Black and Chrome [HC] |
| 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 | - | - |
| 85334 | Simplex | - | Stamped - ZD10. and Agents Baird & Tatlock (London) [HC] (with invoice for 29/10/60) |
| 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) |
| 85909 | Patna | - | Black and Chrome. W. Watson & Sons Ltd [London Science Museum] |
| 85954 | Greenhough Stereo | 1947 | Black and Chrome [London Science Museum] |
| 86027 | Service | 22nd April 1947 | Black and Chrome [HC] |
| 86862 | Bactil | - | Black and Chrome - High Power Binocular |
| 88322 | Service | 21st April 1947 | Metallurgical and Mineralogical (Mechanical stage numbered 30211) [HC] |
| 88432 | Patna | - | Black and Chrome - old foot - Binocular (Mechanical stage also numbered 88432) [HC] |
| 89311 | Kima | - | Black and Chrome [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" |
| 89874 | Service | - | Engraved "ANAT. DEPT. EDIN. UNIV."[A] |
| 89932 | Kima | - | Black and Chrome |
| 90120 | High Power Binocular | 1948 | [London Science Museum] |
| 90144 | - | 1948 | - |
| 90403 | Service | - | Black and Chrome - old foot |
| 90411 | Service | - | Black and Chrome - old foot |
| 90494 | Bactil | 17th October 1947 | Black and Chrome - built in Mechanical Stage No. 24578. Mono/Bino heads. [HC] |
| 90944 | Service | - | Black and Chrome [HC] |
| 91125 | Service | 12th February 1948 | Black and Chrome |
| 91140 | Service | - | Black and Chrome [HC] |
| 92805 | Unknown | 4th May 1948 | [LG] |
| 93017 | Service | 7th September 1948 | Black and Chrome |
| 93186 | Service | - | Black and Chrome. With built in mechanical stage 21442 [HC] |
| 93445 | Kima | - | Black and Chrome [HC] |
| 93534 | Service | 30th September 1948 | Black and chrome [HC] |
| 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] |
| 94977 | Kima | - | Black and Chrome. Stamped Depot Watson & Glover, Birmingham [HC] |
| 95030 | Kima | 6th December 1948 | Black and Chrome [AMW] |
| 95112 | Service | 14th December 1948 | |
| 95126 | Service | - | Black and Chrome |
| 95258 | Kima | - | Black and Chrome [HC] |
| 95270 | Holophot | - | [MW] |
| 95573 | Kima | 25th May 1949 | [HC] |
| 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. | |||
| 98066 | Kima | Black and Chrome - W. Watson & Sons Ltd. | |
| 98281 | Holophot | - | Black and Chrome. W. Watson & Sons Ltd [London Science Museum] |
| 98414 | Bactil | 26th April 1949 | Black and Chrome - W. Watson & Sons Ltd. High Power Binocular |
| 98739 | Bactil | - | Mono and High power binocular heads. Black and Chrome [HC] |
| 98963 | Bactil | - | [MW] |
| 99032 | Bactil with High Power Binocular | - | W. Watson & Sons Ltd. Christie's Sale November 1995 |
| 99307 | Greenough Binocular | - | Black and Chrome[HC] |
| 99422 | Service | - | W. Watson & Sons Ltd. Black and Chrome. Christie's Sale May 1997 |
| 99629 | Service | - | Black and Chrome - Old Style Foot |
| 100183 | "Service" | - | Black and Chrome [HC] |
| 100534 | Service | - | Black and Chrome [PS] |
| 100645 | Patna | 6th December 1949 | Black/Chrome. Mech. Stage 25896, Universal No.1 Condensor 111162, Holos Imm. Paraboloid 110988. Mono and High-power Binocular. [HC][KB] |
| 100936 | "Service" | - | Black and Chrome |
| 100995 | Probably Bactil (to be examined) | - | Black and Brass. High Power Binocular [CT] |
| Service II Pattern Introduced in 1950 | |||
| 101040 | Fenestration Microscope | - | Black [London Science Museum] |
| 101168 | Kima | - | Sticker on case - P & DG Asscoaites, 23 Northumberland Drive, Bristol. [HC] |
| 101217 | Service | - | Black and Chrome [HC]. |
| 101315 | High Power Binocular | - | Black and Brass. Christie's Sale March 1985 |
| 101370 | Service | - | Black and Chrome. Stamped - S.P.U.L. 54 [HC] |
| 101791 | Kima | - | Black and Chrome |
| 101835 | Service I | - | [MW] |
| 102440 | Low Power Binocular | - | W. Watson and Sons Ltd. |
| 102920 | Unidentified stand, possibly Kima | - | Watson - Barnet.[HC] |
| 103009 | Service II | - | - |
| 103079 | Service II | - | Has mechanical stage numbered 27226. [HC] |
| 103088 | Service I | 1951 | Black and Chrome [London Science Museum] |
| 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 | - | Black and Chrome |
| 104039 | Service II | - | [HC] |
| 104212 | Kima | 5th January 1951 | [MW] |
| 104536 | Service II | - | Stamped - Depot Watson & Glover, Birmingham [HC] |
| 106070 | Bactil | - | Black and Crome. Binocular. [HC] |
| 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 |
| 107469 | Service II | 1951 | Black and Chrome [HC] |
| 107616 | Bactil | - | Built in lighting. [HC] |
| 107777 | Bactil Binocular | - | [London Science Museum] |
| 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 | - |
| 109603 | Service II | - | Black and Chrome |
| 109604 | Service II | - | Black and Chrome |
| 110187 | Stereo Research | - | [MW] |
| 110188 | Grey Stereo | - | - |
| 110683 | Kima | - | - |
| 110716 | Holophot | - | [MW] |
| 110730 | - | 1952 | - |
| 110741 | Bactil Binocular | - | - |
| 111402 | Simplex | - | W. Watson &. Sons Ltd. |
| 111435 | Bactil Binocular | 30th September 1952 | Black & Chrome |
| 111448 | Bactil | - | [MW] |
| 111472 | Bactil Binocular | - | Black & Chrome |
| 111678 | Stereo [Black] | - | W. Watson & Sons Ltd [London Science Museum] |
| 111829 | Bactil Binocular | - | Built-in mechanical stage 29146 [HC] |
| 112149 | Holophot | - | Black and Chrome. W. Watson & Sons Ltd [London Science Museum] |
| 112431 | Bactil Binocular | - | [HC] |
| 112436 | - | 1953 | - |
| 112802 | - | 1953 | - |
| 113114 | Bactil Binocular | 5th August 1953 | - |
| 113190 | Service II | - | [HC] |
| 113631 | Bactil 60 Monocular Body | - | - |
| 114083 | Service | - | W. Watson & Sons Ltd. Black and Satin Chrome. Christie's Sale November 1995 |
| 114225 | Stereoscopic | 5th January 1954 | [AB] |
| 114373 | Bactil Bino | 20th July 1954 | W. Watson & Sons Ltd. [GM] |
| 114487 | Bactil | - | Black and Chrome |
| 114512 | Simple Microscope? Possibly Simplex | - | W. Watson & Sons Ltd. Christie's Sale November 1995 |
| 114592 | Kima | - | Black and Chrome [HC] |
| 114692 | Konimeter (Dust microscope) | - | Watson London [AC] See also 127354 |
| 114780 | Service II | 2nd September 1954 | W. Watson & Sons Ltd. [HC] |
| 114971 | Stereo | 13th May 1954 | [HC] |
| 115310 | Long-arm Stereo | - | [DH] |
| 115397 | Stereo [Black] | - | W. Watson & Sons Ltd [London Science Museum] |
| 115437 | Service I | - | Wide Body |
| 115582 | Service II | - | - |
| 115602 | - | 1954 | - |
| 115734 | Service or Kima | - | Black and Chrome. Stamped on stage A.U.Z. 45-118 [HC] |
| 115888 | - | 1955 | - |
| 115890 | Black Stereo | - | - |
| 116054 | Bactil | 19th January 1955 | [MW] |
| 116264 | Service II | - | Black and Chrome [HC] |
| 116427 | Holophot | - | Black and Chrome [London Science Museum] |
| 117762 | Monocular Tube for Bactil | - | - |
| 117926 | Bactil | - | Watson Barnet Bactil Binocular - built in Mechanical Stage (30428)[HC] |
| 117962 | Kima | 18th May 1955 | Black and Chrome - supplied by T. Gerrard and Co. Ltd. with objectives C7327, C7296 [GM] |
| 118062 | Micro-projector | - | [ND] |
| 118077 | Bactil | - | Black Chrome mono/bino [BB] |
| 118740 | Stereo | 16th November 1955 | Black [HC] |
| 119358 | Stereo | 16th April 1956 | Black [MS] |
| 119415 | High Power Binocular head for Bactil | - | - |
| 119462 | - | 1956 | - |
| 120024 | Bactil Binocular | 11th May 1956 | - |
| 120043 | - | 1956 | - |
| 120093 | Kima | - | [MW] |
| 120140 | Service II | - | - |
| 120238 | Bactil Binocular | 5th March 1959 | [HC] |
| 120240 | - | 1956 | - |
| 120570 | Service II | - | Black and Chrome |
| 120581 | Service II | - | - |
| 120807 | Bactil Binocular | 10th August 1956 | - |
| 121035 | Service II | - | Black and Chrome |
| 121115 | Service I | - | Black and Chrome |
| 121225 | Service | - | Black and Chrome |
| 121456 | - | 15th January 1957 | Black and Chrome |
| 121474 | Stereo | - | [HC] |
| Company acquired by Pye of Cambridge. 1957. | |||
| Moved to 25 West End Lane, Barnet, Hertfordshire (Herts) in 1957 | |||
| 121677 | Service II | 1957 | [London Science Museum] |
| 121693 | Service II | - | Black and Chrome [BB] |
| 121893 | Kima | - | Black and Chrome |
| 122038 | Service II | - | - |
| 122110 | Stereo [Black] | 1957 | Made by Watson employee George Briggs in 1957 [London Science Museum] |
| 122225 | Bactil | - | Binocular, black and chrome - stamped St. Thomas's Hospital. With aplanatic condensor K5324 [HC] |
| 122709 | Service II | - | Black/Chrome |
| 122802 | Greenhough Stereo | - | [London Science Museum] |
| 122845 | Research Stereo | 17th July 1957 | Black |
| 122848 | Research Stereo Head - on Rackwork Long Arm Stand | - | Black |
| 122802 | - | 1957 | - |
| 123152 | Microprojector | - | [London Science Museum] |
| 123754 | Black Stereo | 11th December 1957 | [HC] |
| 124091 | Service II | - | Black and Chrome [RL] |
| 124125 | Kima | - | Black and Chrome |
| 126038 | Stereo | - | Grey [HC] |
| 126236 | Bactil | - | Tube marked Watson Barnet Bactil [HC] |
| 126238 | Bactil | 5th March 1959 | Black and Chrome. Tube marked Watson Barnet Bactil [CL] |
| 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 | - | - |
| 127014 | Bactil | - | Black and Chrome |
| 127019 | Bactil Binocular | 28th July 1959 | [MW] |
| 127030 | Bactil Binocular | - | [MW] |
| 127354 | Konimeter (Dust microscope) | - | Watson Barnet [MH] |
| 127381 | Bactil 60 | 1959 | Black [London Science Museum] |
| 127681 | Service | 23rd July 1959 | Student mechanical stage [PS] |
| 128168 | Service | - | Black and Chrome [London Science Museum] |
| 128903 | Service | 20th May 1960 | Supplied by Watson and Glover (X-Ray) Ltd. Plate stating instrument was a retirement present to one Mr. W. L. Govier. With Objectives 44450, 45462 [RH] and also Objectives 45249, 45605 [KD] |
| 128976 | Service | - | Watson - Barnet - Black and chrome with mechanical stage no. 27501 [HC] |
| 129001 | Bactil 60 - Purple | - | - |
| 129127 | Bactil 60 | 18th March 1960 | [MW] |
| 129617 | Bactil 60 | 26th October 1960 | [MW] |
| 129904 | Stereo Research | - | [MW] |
| 130100 | Service | - | W Barnet. With mechanical stage WB31355 [AC] |
| 130290 | Bactil 60 - Cream | - | - |
| 130467 | Service | - | Bearing a plate marked 'Sole Agents Watson Victor Ltd. Australia' [HC] |
| 130497 | Service (Marked 'Service' Only) | - | Black and Chrome |
| 130503 | Bactil 60 | - | Cream |
| 130589 | Service (Marked 'Service' Only) | - | Black and Chrome |
| 130606 | Service (Marked 'Service' Only) | - | Black and Chrome |
| 130826 | Service (Marked 'Service' Only) | - | Black and Chrome |
| 130903 | Bactil 60 | - | with contemporary objectives 50770, E2881, 4150, E2937, E3022[HC] |
| 131683 | Service II | - | Watson Barnet [HC] |
| 132360 | Stereo | - | Triple Turret Grey Stereo |
| 132739 | - | - | University of New South Wales Science Museum [HC] |
| 132840 | Stereo | - | Triple Turret Grey Stereo |
| 132843 | Stereo | - | Triple Turret Grey Stereo |
| 132914 | Bactil 60 | - | - |
| 133049 | Service II | - | Watson Barnet [HC] |
| 133188 | Service (Marked 'Service' Only) | - | Black and Chrome |
| 133330 | Service II? | - | Black and Chrome (Prismatic revolving monocular) [HC] |
| 133431 | Service (ex Bradford College of Industrial Technology) | 29th January 1962 | Black and Chrome [CS] |
| 133536 | Bactil 60 | - | Cream. Watson Barnet. 'Supplied by Flatters and Garnett'. [MS] |
| 133579 | ? | 25th January 1962 | [MW] |
| 133763 | Service | - | Black and Chrome |
| 133811 | Bactil 60 | - | Cream [London Science Museum] |
| 133861 | Bactil 60 | - | Off-white [HC] |
| 133868 | Bactil 60 | - | Cream [MW] |
| 133878 | Bactil 60 | 5th June 1962 | [LG] |
| 133899 | Bactil 60 | - | [MW] |
| 133915 | Bactil 60 | - | [HC] |
| 134141 | Bactil 60 | - | [SK] |
| 134183 | Bactil 60 | - | Off-white |
| 134189 | Bactil 60 | - | Cream |
| 134263 | Bactil 60 | - | Watson Barnet. Cream [HC] Being sold with Zeiss Plan objectives! |
| 134521 | Service II | - | [HC] |
| 134678 | Stereo | - | Triple Turret Grey Stereo |
| 134882 | Service | - | [MW] |
| 135049 | Grey Stereoscopic Microscope | 2nd July 1962 | |
| 135137 | Stereo | - | Grey. Watson Barnet [HC] |
| 135919 | Bactil 60 | 5th June 1962 | [LG] |
| 136223 | Service f.t. | 11th September 1962 | [TL] |
| 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 |
| 137622 | Stand model unknown | - | "Watson Barnet" [HC] |
| 137633 | Service | - | - |
| 137636 | Service | - | Black and Chrome [HC] |
| 137759 | Service | - | Black and Chrome |
| 137975 | Service II | - | Marked - Watson Barnet[HC] |
| 138254 | Service III | - | [PH] |
| 138301 | Service 3 | - | - |
| 138772 | Service 3 | - | Black [London Science Museum] |
| 139887 | - | 1964 | - |
| 139946 | Unknown | - | [LG] |
| 140104 | Stereo | - | Watson Barnet |
| 140355 | Service 3 | - | - |
| 140376 | Service 3 | - | Black |
| 140925 | - | 1964 | - |
| 140963 | Service II | - | Watson Barnet (also stamped 'Size 14') [HC] |
| 141232 | Stereo | 30th October 1964 | Grey [JB] |
| 141333 | Stereoscopic? | 17th November 1964 | [HC] |
| 141336 | Grey Stereo | - | [HC] |
| 141692 | Service III | - | Cream |
| 141693 | Service III | - | [MW] |
| 141699 | Service III | - | - |
| 141820 | Greenhough Stereo | - | Grey [London Science Museum] |
| 141926 | Stereo [Grey] | April 1958 | This is an unlikely date - probably the box has been swapped. [HC] |
| 141986 | Service | - | Black and Chrome. Watson, Barnet. Built in 'Binac' head. [HC] |
| 142006 | - | 1964 | - |
| 142054 | Bactil Binocular | - | Black and Chrome |
| 142295 | Service (Marked 'Service' Only) | - | Black and Chrome |
| 142494 | Bactil 60 Binocular | - | Cream |
| 142817 | Service | - | [CK] |
| 143046 | Stereo [Grey] | - | [London Science Museum] |
| 143047 | Stereo Boxfoot | - | [MW] |
| 143215 | Zoom Stereo | - | [MW] |
| 143816 | Bactil 60 | - | White/Black [London Science Museum] |
| 143820 | - | 1965 | - |
| 144141 | Service 3 | - | [HC] |
| 144878 | MicroSystem 70 | March 1966 | [RY] |
| 144891 | Service 2 | - | Service Watson Barnet [HC] |
| System 70 Pattern Introduced in 1965 | |||
| 145250 | Stereo | 16th June 1966 | [MW] |
| 145699 | Microsystem70 | - | [BS] |
| Taken over by Phillips. 1967. | |||
| 147477 | Long-arm Stereo | - | Watson Barnet [HC] |
| 147611 | MicroSystem 70 | - | Hilux model [MW] |
| 147626 | MicroSystem 70 | - | [E] |
| 147798 | MicroSystem 70 | - | - |
| 147814 | MicroSystem 70 | - | - |
| 147948 | MicroSystem 70 | - | Binocular [HC] |
| 148449 | MicroSystem 70 Hilux Model | - | ex. Royal alexandria Hospital, Pathology Dept. Paisley, Scotland [WM] |
| 148459 | Microsystem 70 | - | [London Science Museum] |
| 148550 | Service [Model 68] | - | Watson Barnet [GL] |
| 149041 | Microsystem 70 | - | [HC] |
| 149183 | Stereo | 3rd October 1967 | Grey [HC] |
| 149453 | Microsystem 70 | - | Binocular head [HC] |
| 149642 | MicroSystem 70 | - | [MLR] |
| 149878 | MicroSystem 70 Hilux Model | - | - |
| 151048 | Unknown | 22nd March 1968 | [LG] |
| 151216 | Stereo | - | Grey |
| 151254 | Microsystem 70 Hi-Lux | - | [MM] |
| 151430 | Microsystem 70 Hilux | - | [London Science Museum] |
| 151628 | MicroSystem 70 | - | - |
| 151786 | MicroSystem 70 | - | [GC] |
| 151832 | MicroSystem 70 | - | - |
| 151836 | MicroSystem 70 | - | - |
| 152136 | MicroSystem 70 | - | - |
| 152529 | MicroSystem 70 | - | - |
| 152635 | MicroSystem 70 | - | - |
| 153038 | Microsystem 70 | - | [HC] |
| 153229 | MicroSystem 70 Hilux | - | Stamped - Royal Alexandria Hospital, Paisley [HC] |
| 153399 | MicroSystem 70 Hilux | - | - |
| 153486 | MicroSystem 70 | - | [KC] |
| 154477 | Microsystem 70 | - | [London Science Museum] |
| 212957 | Service with High Power Binocular | - | W. Watson & Sons Ltd. Christie's Sale April 1986. Is this number correct? |
| End of Microscope production. 1970. | |||
| 2004 - 313 High Holborn was a Halifax Building Society Branch until fairly recently. When last seen it was still recognisable as the building on the front of many of the catalogues. It was, when last seen in early 2004, empty, shuttered and barred. [HC] | |||