The Gemmary

P.O. Box 2560 * Fallbrook, CA 92088
(760) 728-3321 * (760) 728-3322 (Ans & Fax)
Email - rcb@gemmary.com


*** TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE ***

All items on this list are:
  • Offered subject to prior sale
  • Returnable within ten days of receipt if not satisfactory for any reason
Telephone orders are strongly encouraged to confirm the availability of items, since most are one of a kind. Reserved items will be held for one week, pending receipt of payment. If you have any questions, please feel free to call.


METHODS OF PAYMENT

California residents: Please add 7.75% sales tax.

Foreign residents: Please remit in U.S. dollars (by foreign exchange draft or bank wire transfer).

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ALL PRICES ARE NET - POSTAGE, PACKING & INSURANCE CHARGES ARE EXTRA

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Foreign residents: Shipping will be by U.S. Post Office Priority Mail International or Express Mail International (for orders over $1000).






TEST & MEASUREMENT SLIDES

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  • TM01A) Test Dry covered for 1/25th & 1/50th by Watson & Sons - $30
  • TM01B) Test in Balsam for 1/50th by Watson & Sons - $30
  • TM01C) Test object in Balsam for 1/25th by Watson & Sons - $30
  • TM01D) Test Dry covered for 1/25th Inch by Watson & Sons (label missing) - $30
  • TM01E) Test Dry covered for 1/25th Inch by Watson & Sons - $30
  • TM01F) Test in Balsam for 1/25th & 1/50th by Watson & Sons - $30
  • TM02A) Test object in Styrax by Watson & Sons - $25
  • TM02B) Test object in Styrax by Watson & Sons - $25
  • TM02C) Test object in Balsam by Watson & Sons - $25
  • TM03A) Test Dry covered for 1/25th & 1/50th by Watson & Sons - $20
  • TM03B) Test Dry covered for 1/50th Inch by Watson & Sons - $20
  • TM03C) Test object in Balsam by Watson & Sons - $20
  • TM03D) Test 14 species, mounted in Styrax by W.A. Firth - $20
  • TM03E) Test Diatoms by W.A. Firth - $20
  • TM03F) Test Object 1/4 Inch, paper-wrapped - SOLD
  • TM04A) Test Dry by C. Baker (prepared by E. Thum) - $45
  • TM04B) Test in Styrax by C. Baker (prepared by E. Thum) - $45
  • TM04C) Test Slide Diatoms by Flatters & Garnett - $25
  • TM04D) Test Diatom for 1/6", about 15 lines in 10 microns by N.B.S. Microslides - $15
  • TM04F) Test mounted in Iodine of Mercury - $30




  • EXHIBITION & NOVELTY SLIDES

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  • EX01A) Halo Slide by J.T. Norman - SOLD
  • EX01B) Rainbow Slide by J.T. Norman - SOLD
  • EX01C) Magnetic Slide by J.T. Norman - SOLD
  • EX01D) Radium Slide - $125
  • EX01E) Webb's Micrography "All Difficulties" - SOLD
  • EX01F) Scales of Butterflies (375 pieces as a Vase of Flowers) by W. Watson & Sons - SOLD
  • EX02A) Microphotograph "The Creed" by J.B. Dancer - SOLD
  • EX02B) Microphotograph "Cupid & Psyche" by J.B. Dancer - SOLD
  • EX02C) Microphotograph "Eminent Men" by A. Reeve - $40
  • EX02D) Microphotograph "Kings & Queens" by A. Reeve - SOLD
  • EX03A) Diatom Slide (some out of position) by W. Watson & Sons - $75
  • EX03B) Shell of Periwinkle by E. Wheeler (label missing) - SOLD
  • EX03C) Circa 1800 5/8" French Round Slides - SOLD
  • EX04A) Polycystina from Barbados by J. Eastwood - $125
  • EX04B) Frosted Silver by J.T. Norman - $125
  • EX04C) Dendritic Crystals (Silver) by H.W.H. Darlaston - SOLD
  • EX04D) Jaws of Garden Spider by J.B. Dancer - $100
  • EX04E) Black Fairy Fly by F. Enock - SOLD
  • EX04F) Proboscis of Blow Fly by C.M. Topping - $125
  • EX05A) Polycystina from Barbados by Amos Topping (sold by Stanley) - $125
  • EX05B) Polycystina by Amos Topping (unsigned) (sold by Stanley) - SOLD
  • EX05C) Polycystina by E. Wheeler - $75
  • EX05D) Plates of Star Fish by C. Baker - $45
  • EX07A) Arranged Foraminifera from Sponge Sand - $45
  • EX07B) Arranged Foraminifera from a Sponge - $45
  • EX07C) Arranged Foraminifera from Sponge Sand - $50
  • EX07D) Arranged Foraminifera from a Sponge - $30
  • EX07E) Spines of Spatangus - SOLD
  • EX07F) Anchors & Plates of Synapta - SOLD
  • EX08) Set of Arranged Foraminifera (3-5 each) - $200




  • AMERICAN

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    US01) Set of 6 Slides by Various American Makers - $150
    • Paramoecium (H. Adler)
    • Green Pea (G.E. Ashby)
    • Fungus (J.B.)
    • Amphepicura Pellucida (John A. Bagley)
    • Funaria Hygrometrica (Wm. Barbeck)
    • Hydra (Bausch & Lomb)
    US02) Set of 6 Slides by Various American Makers - $150
    • Pollen of Geranium (M.A. Booth)
    • Sand from Blackpool Shore (C.S. Boyer)
    • Spermatozoa (Amos P. Brown)
    • Pollen of Marvel of Peru (J.T. Brownell)
    • Brucite (D.B. Brunner)
    • Riboflaven Crystals (R. Bulling)
    US06) Set of 6 Slides by Various American Makers - $150
    • Ugeratium Mexicanum Seeds (I.F. Stidham)
    • Wing Scales Papilio Asterias (Dr. Stokley)
    • Carcinonia Cervix Uteri (Dr. J.R. Taylor)
    • Palate of fresh Water Snail (C.M. Vorce)
    • Pear (W.H. Walmsley)
    • Jejenum Monkey (Williams, Brown & Earle)
    US07) Set of 6 Slides by Various American Makers - $150
    • Linen Fiber (NJ College of Pharmacy)
    • Primus Spinosa (W.H. Van Sickel)
    • Mesenchyme (Wards)
    • Palate of Erochus Umbilicatus (F.F. Stanley)
    • Burried Stump (Lewis Woolman)
    • Clematis (C. Zentmeyer)
    US08) Set of 6 Slides by Various American Makers - $150
    • English White (G.E. Ashby)
    • China Tree (Wm. Barbeck)
    • Diatoms (J.T. Brownell)
    • Corn Starch (R. Bulling)
    • Leaf of Lady's Slipper (J.S. Cheyney)
    • Selenite (G.W.F.)
    US09) Set of 6 Slides by Various American Makers - $150
    • Bladder of Hog (J.G. Hunt)
    • Scotch Fir (F.J. Keeley)
    • Aristaria (Queen & Co.)
    • Quinan (M. Rasmussen)
    • Coleosporium Solidaginis (Geo.A. Rex)
    • Pollen of Hibiscus (J.B. Rogers)
    US10) Set of 6 Slides by Various American Makers - $150
    • Prunus Avium (S.L. Schumo)
    • Oscoda (John A. Schulze)
    • Mamuary Fibrosa (J.R. Taylor)
    • Tree Fern (W.H. Van Sickel)
    • Sponge Spiculos Diatoms (Lewis Woolman)
    • Echinus Spines (C.Z. (Zentmeyer))
    US11) Set of 6 Slides by Various American Makers - $150
    • Edille Chestnut (G.E. Ashby)
    • Luntrichia subulata (Wm. Barbeck)
    • Strelitzia Augusta (C.S. Boyer)
    • Scarlet Lily (J.T. Brownell)
    • Cells in Cork (R. Bulling)
    • Sisal Hemp (John E. Carter)
    US12) Set of 6 Slides by Various American Makers - $150
    • Indian Shot (J.S. Cheyney)
    • Parasites of Rat (Wm.S. Davis)
    • Glands of Dionea Muscipula (J.G. Hunt)
    • Glycerine Jelly (F.J. Keeley)
    • Volocina Mexilio (T. Chalkley Palmer)
    • Coal (JA & W. Queen)
    US13) Set of 6 Slides by Various American Makers - $150
    • Caslove (M. Rasmussen)
    • "Red Snow" (Geo.A. Rex)
    • Pollen of Corn Cockle (J.B. Rogers)
    • Pinus Helepensis (S.L. Schumo)
    • Horaminifera (John A. Schulze)
    • Red Sage (I.F. Stidham)




    H. BOECKER

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    H. Boecker include various specific names from a large family of mounters in Paris. Nothing has been discovered about any of these prolific and numerous mounters.
    HB01) Set of 6 Slides of Various Subjects - $60
    • Aecidium Berberidis
    • Pundirbe Gefasse
    • Cholera
    • Melampsora leni
    • Puccinia enormis
    • Anatifera
    HB02) Set of 6 Slides of Various Subjects - $60
    • Diatoma Vulgare
    • Bergmehl
    • Nitzschia Brebissonii
    • Ustilago Maytch
    • Cymbella gastroides
    • Bugula plumosa adria
    HB03) Set of 6 Slides of Various Subjects - $60
    • Achmanthes brevipes
    • Aspidium
    • Fragilaria virescens
    • Bofrysis incana
    • Ringgefasse
    • Micrococcus ureae
    HB04) Set of 6 Slides of Various Subjects - $60
    • Meridion constrictum
    • Nitzschia sigmoidea test
    • Pleurosigma strigilis
    • Scoliophura tumidia
    • Gomphonema olevaticum
    • Eunotia diodon
    HB05) Set of 6 Slides of Various Subjects - $60
    • Fagus silvaticus
    • Stachel mit Giffdruse
    • Aspergillus glaucus
    • Populus tremula
    • Rhabdonema adriatuum
    • Salinen schlamin
    HB06) Set of 6 Slides of Various Subjects - $60
    • Cymatopleura apiculata
    • Achnanthes salina
    • Moucor mucedo
    • Tuber melanospermum
    • Exoaseus Pruni
    • Epithemia turgida
    HB07) Set of 6 Slides of Various Subjects - $60
    • Sammelfuss der Arbietsbiene
    • Hummelrussel
    • Amylum Solani
    • Rhodocera rhanni
    • Anguillula tritici
    • Uromyces fabae
    HB08) Set of 6 Slides of Various Subjects - $60
    • Callithamnium cruciatum adria
    • Trichia rubifermis
    • Kopf der Arbeitsbiene
    • Amphora comitata
    • Cymatopleura hibernia
    • Melosira distans
    HB09) Set of 6 Slides of Various Subjects - $60
    • Pediculus
    • Navicula amphirhynehus
    • Synedra dalmatica
    • Navicula peregrina
    • Surivella striatula
    • Melosira borveri




    C. BOURGOGNE

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    C. Bourgogne include various specific names from a large family of mounters in Paris. Nothing has been discovered about any of these prolific and numerous mounters.




    CLARKE & PAGE

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    Clarke & Page




    ARTHUR C. COLE

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    Arthur C. Cole (1821-1900)
    AC23) Set of 6 Slides of Various Subjects - $90
    • Lichen (sticta aurata)
    • Pinus Sylvestris
    • Lycopodium wildenovii
    • Ribes nigrum
    • Equisetum arvense
    • Diatomacae




    H.W.H. DARLASTON

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    H.W.H. Darlaston




    ARTHUR J. DOHERTY

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    A.J. Doherty advertised his slides from various addresses in Manchester from 1881 until 1895
    AJD8) Set of 6 Slides of Various Subjects - $60
    • Ribes Nigrum
    • Echinocidaris Mauritius
    • Equisetum Arvense
    • Euphorbia Splindeus
    • Human Adipose Tissue
    • Stratiperdo Epithalimus Visophagus of Rabbit
    AJD9) Set of 6 Slides of Various Subjects - $60
    • Agaricus campistris
    • Yeast Saccharomyus
    • Gussilago farfara
    • Cidaris Imperials
    • Acrocladia Mamillata
    • Lip of Cat
    AJD10) Set of 6 Slides of Various Subjects - $60
    • Cattleya triceria Leaf
    • Articular Cartilage from Frog
    • Yellow Elastic Tissue
    • Arbaceaniger antafagosta, Bohamas
    • Cidaris thonarsii, Mauritius
    • Papilla from Coccum of Rabbit
    AJD13) Set of 6 Slides of Various Subjects - $60
    • Frond of Silaginella Marteusii
    • Femur of Osc.
    • Aerocladia trigonaria
    • Oesophagus & Trachea of Rabbit
    • Strongylocentrotus franciscarus, California
    • Echinus Lividus
    AJD14) Set of 6 Slides of Various Subjects - $60
    • Small Intestine of Rabbit
    • Pinicillium glaucum
    • Cyperus altiruifolius
    • Pteris Aquilina
    • Gidaris baculata, Mauritius
    • Toxopneustes variegatus, West Indies




    H. ELLIS

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    H. Ellis
    HE01) Set of 6 Various Slides - $90
    • Dog hairs (Setter) (1932)
    • Aspergillus from fruit preserve
    • Oedegonium (1925)
    • Ovary of Rabbit (1934)
    • Penicillium
    • Brachionus
    HE02) Set of 6 Various Slides - $90
    • Spirogyra veg.
    • Coccoon
    • Spirogyra algae
    • Aporangium marchantia
    • Silk, sect. of coccoon (1928)
    • Eudorina
    HE03) Set of 6 Various Slides - $90
    • Embryo lilium
    • Baby frog tadpole (cracked, taped)
    • Type slide, rayons (diamond engraved)
    • Microcystis marginata
    • Cladophora
    • Ovary of lilium embryo
    HE04) Set of 6 Various Slides - $90
    • Flying fox hair
    • Rootip onion
    • Elephant tail bristle hair
    • Wool fibre (1930)
    • Stoat hairs (1932)
    • Chlorinated wool
    HE05) Set of 6 Various Slides - $90
    • Mature lilium ovary
    • Rabbit fallopian tube
    • Lilium embryo (2nd division)
    • Lilium embryo (1st division)
    • Lepas pectinata, barnacle
    • Crustacea
    HE06) Set of 6 Various Slides - $90
    • Ankistrodemus falcatus
    • Ulothrix algae
    • Algae Chlorophycea (1925)
    • Cape Lamb hair (1930)
    • Musk rat beard hair (1933)
    • Earthworm
    HE07) Set of 6 Various Slides - $90
    • Archegonian marchantia polymorpha
    • Ovary of rabbit (1934)
    • Horse heair
    • Rabbit fallopian tube
    • Wool fibres
    • Mulberry silk




    FREDERICK ENOCK

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    Fred Enock (1845-1916) was possibly the most famous mounter ever of whole insects prepared in a lifelike manner without pressure. His legacy of preparations is large, and they command premium prices to this day, as in his own time.
    FE21) Set of 6 Slides of Flying Insects by Fred Enock - $900
    • Indian Tortoise Beetle
    • Crane Fly
    • Clover Bug
    • Gold-banded Fly
    • Banded Saw Fly
    • Saw Fly
    FE22) Set of 6 Slides of Insects by Fred Enock - $600
    • Wings of Plume Moth
    • Fan-tail Fly
    • Larva of Beetle Nebria
    • Pseudo Scorpion
    • Flea of Rabbit
    • Flea of Indian Duck
    FE23) Set of 6 Slides of Insects by Fred Enock - $600
    • Wing of Peacock Butterfly
    • Scissor Bug
    • Skin of Sole Scales
    • Biting Midge
    • Parasite of Elephant
    • cosmocoma fumipennis
    FE26) Set of 6 Slides of Insects by Fred Enock - $450
    • Formica rufa
    • Fungus Fly
    • Thistle Bug
    • Indian Mosquito
    • Parasite of Indian Buffalo
    • Parasite of Honey Bee
    FE27) Set of 6 Slides of Insects by Fred Enock - $450
    • Antenna of House Gnat
    • Head of Plumed Gnat
    • Flabellate Antenna of Beetle
    • Sexual Organ of Humble Bee
    • Leg of Alypus
    • Head of Mosquito
    FE28) Set of 6 Slides of Insects by Fred Enock - $900
    • Caddis Fly
    • Dragon Fly
    • Nettle Fly
    • Poplar Bug
    • Copper Butterfly
    • Winged Parasite of Swallow
    FE29) Set of 6 Slides of Insects by Fred Enock - $450
    • Wood Gnat
    • Fantail Fly (female)
    • Parasite of Bee
    • Fantail Fly (male)
    • Spiracle of Cockchafer
    • Wood Spider
    FE30) Set of 6 Slides of Insects by Fred Enock - $450
    • Pupa of the Hessian Fly
    • Tingus hystricellus
    • Diatoms from Cuxhaven, N. Sea
    • Wings of Moth
    • Skin of Sole
    • Feathers of Humming Birds
    FE33) Set of 6 Milk Glass Slides by Fred Enock - $400
    • Fantail Fly
    • Netwing Fly
    • Spinnerets of Spider




    R.I. FIRTH

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    R.I. Firth
    RIF01) Set of 6 Slides by R.I. Firth - $60
    • Navicula maculata
    • Plessiosigma angulatum
    • "Felix kept on walking!"
    • Stephanodiscus niagawae
    • Pinnularia major
    • Opaphora maitye
    RIF02) Set of 6 Slides by R.I. Firth - $60
    • Nitzschia spectotoiles
    • Navicula afra
    • Diploreis elliptica
    • Burton Pond, Sussex
    • Navicula ? new species
    • Coscurodiscus
    RIF03) Set of 6 Slides by R.I. Firth - $60
    • 18 selected test diatoms
    • 20 species from Burton Pond, Sussex
    • Selected 23 species of different cenera
    • Pinnularia: 23 individuals from Toombridge, N. Ireland
    • 25 forms from Palos Verdes, Cal.
    • Exhibition mount: 40 coronet
    RIF04) Set of 6 Slides by R.I. Firth - $60
    • 16 specimens of Pinnularia from Surrey
    • 13 Pinnularia from Aberdeenshire
    • 12 Pinnularia from Surrey
    • 12 Pinnularia from Isle of Skye
    • Selected 12 species from Kamischeo, Russia
    • Stephanodiscus astraea
    RIF05) Set of 6 Slides by R.I. Firth - $60
    • 7 Pinnularia from Aberdeenshire (Nov. 1978)
    • 7 Pinnularia from Aberdeenshire (Dec. 1979)
    • Selected species Arroyo Kondo, Mana Madre Island, Mexico
    • Species from around the world
    • Selected species from New Ferry, Ireland
    • Selected diatoms from Aberdeenshire
    RIF06) Set of 6 Slides by R.I. Firth - $60
    • Rhabdonema
    • Stauroneis phoenicenteron
    • Pleurosigma strigosum
    • Selected species from U.S.S.R.
    • Polymyxus coronalis, Brazil
    • Pleurosigma angulatum
    RIF07) Set of 6 Slides by R.I. Firth - $60
    • Pinnularia cardinalis
    • Pinnularia: 12 individuals
    • Diploners ? new species
    • 12 forms of Eunolia
    • Coscinodiscus
    • Gyrosigma




    WILLIAM A. FIRTH

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    William A. Firth (1853-1923) was a professional mounter of diatoms and invented his own medium for mounting them. He sometimes advertised as "Micro" and occasionally as "Diatom."




    ABRAHAM FLATTERS

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    Abraham Flatters (1848-1929)
    AF10) Set of 6 Various Slides - $90
    • Sallow
    • Potamogeton-natans
    • Dracena rubra
    • Acacia
    • Scorzonera-hispanica
    • Pear
    AF11) Set of 6 Various Slides - $90
    • Barley
    • Pondweed
    • Black Currant
    • Wallflower
    • Common Elder
    • Dandelion
    AF12) Set of 6 Various Slides - $90
    • Lily (ovary)
    • Wheat
    • Lily (mature bud)
    • Butcher's Broom
    • Ash Tree
    • Indian Corn




    B. HARTLEY

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    B. Hartley
    BH01) Set of 6 Various Insect Slides - $60
    • Wasp Forewing
    • Earwig
    • Forewing of Small Tortoiseshell
    • Wood Ant Worker
    • Blowfly larva
    • Larva of Dark Tussock Moth
    BH02) Set of 6 Various Insect Slides - $60
    • Wood Ant Worker antennae
    • Water Boatman
    • Hindwing of Small Tortoiseshell
    • Abdomen of Honey Bee Worker
    • Water Boatman
    • Larval skin of the Large White Butterfly
    BH04) Set of 6 Various Insect Slides - $60
    • Tongue of Honey Bee
    • Crane Fly
    • Blowfly larva
    • Part of larva of Large White Butterfly
    • Honey Bee Worker
    • Larval skin of the Large White Butterfly
    BH05) Set of 6 Various Insect Slides - $60
    • Forewing and Hindwing of Honey Bee Worker
    • Water Boatman
    • Baligowska oletheca Forewing
    • Wood Ant Worker
    • Blowfly
    • Larva of the Dark Tussock Moth
    BH06) Set of 6 Various Insect Slides - $60
    • Cornea of Honey Bee Worker
    • Tongue, Head and Forelegs of Honey Bee Worker
    • Centipede
    • Blowfly
    • Wasp
    • Larva of the Cinnabar Moth
    BH07) Set of 6 Various Insect Slides - $60
    • Leg of Blowfly
    • Crane Fly Abdomen
    • Forewing of Garden White Butterfly
    • Earwig?
    • Water Boatman
    • Larva of the Cinnabar Moth
    BH11) Set of 6 Rabbit Slides - $60
    • Rabbit Lung
    • Rabbit Spinal Chord
    • Rabbit Infra-orbital Gland with cubical Epithelium in section
    • Rabbit Duodenum
    • Rabbit Optic Nerve
    • Rabbit Appendix




    F.J. KEELEY

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    F.J. Keeley
    FJK01) Set of 6 Various Slides - $105
    • Felix fomina leaf
    • Cidaris spine
    • Drosera intermedia leaf(1911)
    • Phytolacca decandra rophides (1925)
    • Phascum acaulon (1915)
    • F.W. diatoms (1919)
    FJK02) Set of 6 Various Slides - $105
    • Nenomitrium synoicum (1915)
    • Baker's silver polish (1908)
    • Diadima spine
    • Andromeda floribunda stem (1903)
    • Nenomitrium Japanicum (1915)
    • Dust from Black Snow Lake Gorge (1903)
    FJK03) Set of 6 Various Slides - $105
    • Drosera Intermedia leaf(1911)
    • Bacillus tuberculosis (1898)
    • Robinia pseudoacacia crystals (1924)
    • Pinus pinaster (1900)
    • Radiolaria (1898)
    • Tillandria usneoides pollen (1915)
    FJK04) Set of 6 Various Slides - $105
    • Cidaris spine (1898)
    • Juniperus oxycedius (1900)
    • Synapta inhaerens (1918)
    • Hibiscus pollen (1893)
    • Carya obata hickory bark (1926)
    • Burbank's spineless cactus (1927)
    FJK05) Set of 6 Various Slides - $105
    • Baker's silver polish (1908)
    • Wistaria (1891)
    • Sodium chloride (1927)
    • Potato tuber (1926)
    • Skunk cabbage pollen (1904)
    • leaf
    FJK06) Set of 6 Various Slides - $105
    • Jet (1896)
    • Hickory bark (1926)
    • Nenomitrium synoicum (1915)
    • Fern leaf
    • Orthotrichum schisukuri (1916)
    • Mellita testudinata (1920)




    K.D. KEMP

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    K.D. Kemp diatom slides.
    KDK02) Pinnularia, Avonmouth Docks, Avon - $15
    KDK03) 3 Lynella Lyna Karayeva diatoms - $15
    KDK04) 4 triceratium pentacrinus wallich from Bermuda - $15
    KDK07) 7 special diatoms - $20
    KDK10) 10 selected species type slide - $25
    KDK11) 11 selected species type slide - $25
    KDK12) 12 selected species type slide - $25
    KDK24) 24 selected diatoms from Isle of Steepholm, Bristol Channel - $50
    KDK25) 25 diatoms arranged in a circle - $50
    KDK30) 25 diatoms arranged in a star - $50
    KDK33) 42 diatoms arranged in a star - $80
    KDK36) 49 diatoms arranged in a star (2 out of place) - $100
    KDK34) 53 diatoms arranged in a star - $100
    KDK35) 113 diatoms arranged in a star (smudges are hardened glue or something on the slide cover) - $225
    KDK39) 49 diatoms arranged into a BH Monogram (some of the pieces of the 9 got scattered) - $50
    KDK37) 53 diatoms arranged into a BH Monogram - $50
    KDK40) 1050 butterfly scales arranged into a garden scene - $500




    J.D. MOLLER

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    J.D. Moller (1844 -1907) began to mount type-plates of diatoms about 1867. After his death his sun Hugo took over the business. Their March 1951 catalog MS2 of slides was issued as a microphotograph on a slide and lists nearly 1000 numbered slides.
    JDM3) Set of 6 Slides of Various Subjects - $60
    • Zwiebel Allium cepa Wurzelspitze Kernteilung
    • Koraile Seriatcpora elegans Schliff
    • Quercus Eiche Zweig Langs
    • Trachyt
    • Diabas
    • Seesand Neue Hebriden
    JDM5) Set of 6 Slides of Various Subjects - $60
    • Obelia Hydroid
    • Ahorn-runzelschorf Rhytisma acerinum
    • Regenwurm Lumbricus
    • Kalkkorper von Holothuria
    • Speiserohre quer
    • Amphioxus lanceolatus Lanzettfisch Larve
    JDM14) Set of 6 Slides of Animal Tissues - $60
    • Lung injected Cat
    • Felis domestica Katze Hoden
    • Canis Haushund 2 Tage alt Hetz
    • Canis Haushund 2 Tage alt Lunge
    • Lepus cuniculus Kaninchen Blinddarm
    • Lepus cuniculus Kaninchen Zunge
    JDM24) Set of 6 Slides of Various Subjects (with various label designs) - $75
    • Cypressus empervirens
    • Pinus sylvestris
    • Grammatophora marina
    • Stichopus chloronotus
    • Papillina suberea
    • Zunge Aeolis Drummondii
    JDM25) Set of 6 Slides of Various Subjects (with various label designs) - $75
    • Gomphonema gracile
    • Nesrgefafse (Impatiens)
    • Dynamena disticha
    • Northsea Mud Cuxhaven
    • Sporadipus
    • Hipponoe violacea Ag. Samoa
    JDM26) Set of 6 Slides of Various Subjects (with various label designs) - $75
    • Spiralgefafse
    • Krystallinse Kaninchen
    • Zunge Patella pellucida
    • Pelagische Meeres-Diat
    • Tric-Fractum
    • Echinometra lucunter Ag. Viti



    J. T. NORMAN

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    J.T. Norman (c1814 - 1893) began his famous mounter's business in 1846. His two sons continued the business after his death until 1936. His only catalog is dated January 1872; it contains 32 pages and lists 2584 separately numbered slides.
    JTN23) Set of 6 Slides of Foraminiferous Shells - $150
    • Smyrna
    • Monterey Bay
    • Dog Bay, Iceland
    • Cuba
    • Cuba
    • Hastings
    JTN25) Set of 6 Slides of Various Subjects - $120
    • Brinnia Chrysophylla
    • Uterus of Child
    • Diatomaceae Loch Quire
    • Diatomaceae Premney Peat, Scotland
    • Diatomaceae Arachnoidiscus
    • Spines of Spatangus
    JTN26) Set of 6 Slides of Various Subjects - $120
    • Chlorate of Potass
    • Leaf of Deutria
    • Native Oxide of Tin
    • Foraminifera Rotalia Beccaria
    • Spines of Brissopsis
    • Gorgonia Spiculae
    JTN27) Set of 6 Slides of Various Subjects - $120
    • Chlorate of Potass
    • Diatomaceae, Isle of Mull, Scotland
    • Diatomaceae, Isle of Skye
    • Flexible Sandstone
    • Zoophyte Flustra
    • Spiculae of Renilla Americana
    JTN29) Set of 6 Slides of Various Subjects - $150
    • Wood Ant
    • Spinnaret of Bird Catching Spider
    • Human Brain
    • Head of Crane Fly
    • Egg of Parasite Temminek's Tragopan
    • Seed of Grass
    JTN30) Set of 6 Slides of Various Subjects - $150
    • Humming Birds Feathers
    • Rove Beetle Stapylinus
    • Wings of African Bee
    • Yew Lascus baccata
    • Foot of Asilus Australia
    • Head of Vapourer Moth
    JTN31) Set of 6 Slides of Various Subjects - $150
    • Cactus Hexagonus
    • Section Wood Casuarina Equisetifolia
    • Three Spined Stickleback
    • Double Tungstate of Tungsten Potassium
    • Egg of Parasite White Crestd Tiger Bittern
    • Trachice of Centipede
    JTN32) Set of 6 Slides of Various Subjects - $125
    • Red Spider
    • Spine of Echinus Atratus
    • Spine of Echinus Atratus (vert. sect.)
    • Tongue of Bird Catching Spider
    • Antennae of Bee Fly
    • Tartrate of Lime
    JTN33) Set of 6 Slides of Various Subjects - $125
    • English Scorpion Chelifer (sold by Stanley)
    • Tenticle of Pea Shell Pisum
    • Tongue of Garden Spider
    • Leg of Prepodis spectabilis
    • Pollen of Malope
    • Spiral Vessels of Dog Wood (sold by W. Watson & Son)




    NORTHERN BIOLOGICAL SUPPLIES (N.B.S.)

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    Northern Biological Supplies began to concentrate on making slides in 1946 and became a limited company in 1986, still providing natural history slides.




    ANDREW PRITCHARD

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    Andrew Pritchard
    AP02) Set of 6 Andrew Pritchard Type Slides (unsigned) - $300
    • Palm
    • Barley
    • Teak
    • Barley
    • Iron Bark Wood
    • Oat
    AP03) Set of 6 Andrew Pritchard Type Slides (unsigned) - $300
    • White Wood
    • ? Sm. Block ? Parke
    • Solanum
    • Indian Rice Paper
    • Auricaria Imbricaba
    • Castor Oil




    T.D. RUSSELL

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    T.D. Russell
    TDR03) Set of 6 Various Slides - $120
    • Tooth of Echinus
    • Swimming Legs of Whirlgig Beetle
    • Spines of Cidaris
    • Green Pea Sea Urchins
    • Brittle Star Fish
    • Spines of "Lingthorn" Starfish




    PROF. DR. F. SIGMUND

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    Prof. Dr. F. Sigmund supplied a range of histological, botanical, and zoological slides, usually in sets in the 1920s. By 1929, a total of 550 slides had been issued.




    STANLEY

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    Stanley




    RICHARD SUTER

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    Richard Suter
    RS03) Set of 6 Various Slides - $150
    • Glow worm
    • Tree bug
    • Human skin
    • Probiscus of blow-fly
    • Human tooth (long sect.)
    • Human tooth (tran. sect.)
    RS04) Set of 6 Various Slides - $120
    • Polycystina
    • Polycystina from Barbados
    • Foraminifera
    • Sponge Spicules
    • Volvox globator with golden resting spores
    • Volvox globator
    RS05) Set of 6 Various Slides - $120
    • Diatoms
    • Diatoms
    • Bryony
    • Diatoms
    • Pikrite
    • Fossil polyzoa
    RS06) Set of 6 Diatom Slides - $90
    RS07) Set of 4 Various Slides - $60
    • Hydrozoa
    • Compound eye of water beetle
    • Blood of newt
    • Testes os frog




    E. THUM

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    E. Thum




    CHARLES MORGAN TOPPING

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    C.M. Topping (1800-1874) is one of the most famous mounters in history, perhaps most famous for his mounts of the blowfly proboscis.
    CMT02) Set of 6 Various Slides - $150
    • Lowrie Shell
    • Diatoms
    • Coal
    • Spiracle of the Larva
    • Salicine
    • Sulphate
    CMT03) Set of 6 Various Slides - $150
    • Hair of Bat
    • Eye of Blowfly
    • Antenna of Blowfly
    • Diatoms
    • Whisker of Walrus (J.H. Steward label on back)
    • Polycystina - Barbados
    CMT05) Set of 6 Various Slides - $135
    • Trachia of Larva of Dytiscus
    • Trachea of Silkworm
    • Sugar from Diabetes
    • Fern
    • Feather of a Sugar Bird
    • Hairs from a Cactus
    CMT06) Set of 6 Various Slides - $135
    • Mosquito
    • Leg & Foot of Ophion (wasp)
    • Parasite of Bug
    • Eye of a Butterfly
    • Tongue of a Wasp
    • Atlantic Founding - 370 fathoms
    CMT08) Set of 6 Various Slides - $120
    • Sithic Acid - Dumbbell
    • Spicules of Gorgonia
    • Pollen of Mallow
    • Carbonate of Lime
    • Raphides of a Pear
    • Rhinoceros Horn




    WARD

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    Ward
    WARD02) Set of 6 Various Slides - $120
    • Crystals of Aspartic Acid
    • Foreign Beetle
    • British Zoophyte
    • South African Zoophyte
    • Scales of Lepisma saccharata
    • Seeds of Foxglove




    W. WATSON & SONS

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    W. Watson & Sons did not supply slides until 1884 when they took over Edmond Wheeler's business and stock, including micro-writing slides by Webb and type plates by Moller.
    WW26) Set of 6 Slides by W. Watson & Sons - $90
    • Eggs of Tape Worm
    • Section of Spine of Echinus
    • Synedra Robusta
    • Loryna
    • Stem of Pepper Plant
    • Scales of Sole
    WW29) Set of 6 Slides by W. Watson & Sons - $90
    • Polycistina
    • Spine of Cidaris papillata
    • Viscid Lines of Spider's Web
    • Carbonate of Lime (Human)
    • Scalariform Vessels from Fern
    • Starch of Potato
    WW31) Set of 6 Slides by W. Watson & Sons - $90
    • Anatomy of a Leaf
    • Trichina spirals in Pork
    • Leaf of Laurel
    • Cornea Outer Coal Epithelial
    • Heliopelta
    • Diatoms in situ on Corallini
    WW43) Set of 6 Diatom Slides by W. Watson & Sons - $75
    • Navicula plaetescka
    • Surirella constricta
    • Amphiplcura Lindheimerii
    • Synedra Aystalina
    • Actinocyclus Ralfsii
    • Triceratium brachiatum
    WW45) Set of 6 Diatom Slides by W. Watson & Sons - $75
    • Reurosigma formosum
    • Nitzschia vivax
    • Climascophaenia monoligera
    • Triceratium variabile
    • Odontidium Harrisoni
    • Auliscus Oamaruensis
    WW46) Set of 6 Diatom Slides by W. Watson & Sons - $75
    • Reurosigma ballicum
    • Glossina Palpalis
    • Licmophora splendida
    • Orthoneis splendida
    • Fiustulia saxonica
    • Eupleuria pulchella
    WW51) Set of 6 Diatom Slides by W. Watson & Sons - $75
    • Navicula Crassinervia
    • Navicula Lyra
    • Hemiaulus alatus
    • Triceratium
    • Marine Soundings (Malabar)
    • North Atlantic Soundings (1866)
    WW52) Set of 6 Diatom Slides by W. Watson & Sons - $75
    • Aulacodiscus Margarilaceus
    • Marine Plankton Diatoms
    • Coscinodiscus oculus iridis
    • Plankton Diatoms
    • Fossil Diatomacea
    • Stictodiscus Californicus
    WW55) Set of 6 Insect Slides by W. Watson & Sons - $150
    • Fly Diptera (Dolichopus)
    • Fly Diptera (Platystoma seminationis)
    • Corn Fly
    • Male Glow Worm
    • Female Saw Fly
    • Small Dragon Fly
    WW56) Set of 6 Slides by W. Watson & Sons - $75
    • Stem of India Rubber Plant
    • Pygidium of Flea
    • Hair of Pencil Tail
    • Human Bone (Femur)
    • Palate of Trochus
    • Skin of Great Dog Fish
    WW57) Set of 6 Slides by W. Watson & Sons - $75
    • Aulacodiscus africanus
    • Tongue of Hornet
    • Aulacodiscus sollitianus
    • Strictodiscus californicus
    • Leaf of Deutzia
    • Synedra robusta




    EDMUND WHEELER

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    Edmund Wheeler was a professional mounter by 1866, retiring in 1884 and selling his business & stock (including over 40,000 slides) to W. Watson & Sons.
    EW10) Set of 6 Slides of Various Subjects - $120
    • Pleurosigma fasciola
    • Wheat Grain and Embryo
    • Anatomy of Leaf
    • Skin of Caterpillar
    • Freshwater Algae
    • Trachea from Indian Centipede
    EW11) Set of 6 Slides of Various Subjects - $120
    • Human Kidney
    • Cuspidaria pleroscarpa
    • Stioctodiscus Californicus
    • Capsule of Moss in Embryo
    • Surirella Biseriata
    • Fronds of Fern




    SETS OF 6 SLIDES BY VARIOUS MAKERS

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    VAR2) Set of 6 slides by I.S.N.U. Museum of Natural History - $90
    • Liver. Cat. Injected
    • Stomach. Frog.
    • Sting and Poison Sac. Honey Bee
    • Stem. Clematis
    • Stem. Snow-Ball
    • Stem. Sunflower
    VAR11) Set of 6 Slides by Southall Bros. and Barclay, B'ham - $90
    • Red Currant Stem.
    • Helleborus Niger Root
    • Brake Fern Stipe.
    • Solanum Dulcamara Stem.
    • Sycamore stem, 1 year
    • Zea Mays Shoot
    VAR13) Set of 6 Slides by Henry Hall - $90
    • Water Beetle
    • Sponge Spicula
    • Skin of Onion
    • Hair of Dog
    • Sago Starch
    • Legs of Hive Bee
    VAR15) Set of 6 Slides by Henry Hall - $90
    • Hairs of Ferret
    • Palate of Aplysia
    • Skin of Onion
    • Varios Sponge Spicules
    • Sago Starch
    • Palate of Limpet
    VAR18) Set of 6 Slides by A.P. Bardshaw - $90
    • Supra Renal of Bat
    • Algea
    • Antenna of Guckchafer
    • Algea
    • Foot of Sucker of Dysticuss
    • Helminthea Echiodes
    VAR19) Set of 6 Slides by J.C. Hope - $90
    • Hairs of Bird Catching Spider
    • Skin
    • Citric Acid
    • Woven Fabric Alpaca
    • Pollen of Yellow Water Lily
    • Pollen of Dandelion
    VAR20) Set of 6 Slides by J.B. Rogers - $90
    • Pollen of Primrose
    • Pollen of Purple Clematis
    • Pollen of Common Peony
    • Pollen of Thin Leurel Peony
    • Pollen of Dutchman's Breeches
    • Pollen of Water Lily
    VAR22) Set of 6 Slides by J.T. Brownell - $90
    • Common Mayweed
    • Feverwort
    • Gourd
    • Elecampane
    • Fall Bell Flower
    • Common Fleabane
    VAR25) Set of 6 Slides by Hornell - $90
    • Lycopodium clavatum
    • Dandelion
    • Eschscholtzia
    • Wood of Pine
    • Grain of Barley
    • Grain of Wheat




    SETS OF 6 SLIDES BY 6 DIFFERENT MAKERS

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    ASS1) Set of 6 slides by 6 Different Makers - $120
    • Liver of Frog
    • Edimus Spine
    • Coscinodiscus Biangular
    • Crystalline Sublimate of White Arsenic
    • Podosina Ambigua
    • Leaf of Carniverous Plant Butterwort
    ASS2) Set of 6 slides by 6 Different Makers - $120
    • Chile Pine
    • Polontidium
    • Fish Scale Perch
    • Asculus Hippocastaum
    • Aphis of the Laburnum
    • Ceratium
    ASS3) Set of 6 slides by 6 Different Makers - $120
    • Bright's Kidney, Human
    • Pollen of Hyacinth
    • Section Solomon's Seed
    • Saecharine
    • Zoaea Stage Crab
    • Gypsum
    ASS5) Set of 6 slides by 6 Different Makers - $120
    • Campanularia
    • Bolting Silk
    • Cactus
    • Nanicula
    • Leaf of New Zealand Flax
    • Chaetophora Elegans
    ASS6) Set of 6 slides by 6 Different Makers - $120
    • Particles in Suspension, Brownian Motion
    • Sporagonia Chara
    • Wings of Ladybird
    • Allum
    • Leather (unstained)
    • Spirulina Oscillariods
    ASS7) Set of 6 slides by 6 Different Makers - $120
    • Diatomees de France
    • Cedrus Deosora
    • Pedicules Capitus
    • Hippuris
    • Flower Bud of Wallflower
    • Synedra Hannedyana




    VICTORIAN PAPER COVERED SLIDE ASSORTMENTS

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    PC6) Set of 6 paper covered slides - $75
    • Hair of Bat
    • Rice Paper
    • Grafs
    • Scales from Fern
    • Adiantum Cuneatum
    • Cactus
    PC13) Set of 6 paper covered slides - $75
    • Fern
    • S.E. Coast
    • S.E. Coast
    • Isle of Wight
    • Tenby




    MINERAL THIN SECTION SLIDE SETS

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    MIN11) Set of 6 mineral thin section slides by John A. Schulze - $150
    • Serpentine
    • Blue Quartz
    • Gneiss
    • Marble
    • Diatase
    • Phlogopite mica
    MIN13) Set of 6 mineral thin section slides by John A. Schulze - $150
    • Quartzite
    • Basalt
    • Blue Quartz
    • Quartzite
    • Humace slag
    • Diabase
    MIN21) Set of 6 mineral thin section slides by John A. Schulze - $150
    • Hornblende Gneiss
    • Granite
    • Silicious Oolote
    • Metallic Tin
    • Hornblende Gneiss
    MIN22) Set of 6 mineral thin section slides by John A. Schulze - $150
    • Chert
    • from Peneguano
    • Quartz
    • Granite
    • Basalt
    • Tourmaline
    MIN23) Set of 6 mineral thin section slides by various makers - $150
    • Quartz inclosing Tourmaline
    • Oligoclase Sun Stone
    • Hypersthene
    • Quartz
    • Serpentine
    • Serpentine with Calcite
    MIN24) Set of 6 mineral thin section slides by various makers - $150
    • Quartz inclosing Tourmaline
    • Section of Heliostrope
    • Quartz Stalactite
    • Red Garnite
    • Cryst. Specular
    • Quartz
    MIN25) Set of 6 mineral thin section slides by various makers - $150
    • Blast Furnace Slag
    • Quartz inclusion from Mica
    • Topaz
    • Cryst. Silver
    • Gabbro
    • Quartz
    MIN26) Set of 6 mineral thin section slides by various makers - $150
    • Salicin
    • Picrate of Ammonia Crystals
    • Salicin
    • Crystals of Hippuric Acid
    • Uric Acid of Vine Moth (polariscope)
    • Triple Phosphate Neutral
    MIN27) Set of 6 mineral thin section slides by G.W.F. - $150
    • Byssolite
    • Chalcotrichrite
    • Kaolinite
    • Quartz
    • Mica
    • Quartz
    MIN28) Set of 6 mineral thin section slides by Hugo Bilgram - $150
    • Oolite
    • Chalcedony
    • Fossil Wood
    • Topaz
    • Quartz inclosing Tourmaline
    • Topaz
    MIN29) Set of 6 mineral thin section slides by John A. Shulze - $150
    • Oligoclase
    • Altered Diabase
    • Quartzite
    • Metallic Silver
    • Crystal Sand from Chalcedony Geode
    MIN30) Set of 6 mineral thin section slides by John A. Shulze - $150
    • Altered Gabbro
    • Pyroxene
    • Mica Syenite
    • Dolenite
    • Phlogophite
    • Cement Stone
    MIN31) Set of 6 mineral thin section slides by John A. Shulze - $150
    • Gneiss
    • Albite
    • Quartzite
    • Chalcedony
    • Quartzite




    METEORITE THIN SECTION SLIDE SETS

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    Collections of 1" x 2" meteorite thin section petrographic microscope slides made in the All-Russian Geological Institute (VSEGI) thin section workshop.
    MET01) Set of 7 meteorite thin section slides by VSEGI - $140
    • SaU 089-L/LL3 Al Wusta, Oman
    • SaU 001-L5 Al Wusta, Oman
    • Hulapai Wash L4 Mojave County, AZ
    • Bjorbole L/LL4 Uusimaa, Finland
    • Dho 020-H4/5 Zufar, Oman
    • Dho 294-H3.9 Zufar, Oman
    • JaH 055-L4-5 Al Wusta, Oman
    MET02) Set of 4 meteorite thin section slides by VSEGI - $80
    • SaU 089-L/LL3 Al Wusta, Oman
    • SaU 001-L5 Al Wusta, Oman
    • JaH 055-L4-5 Al Wusta, Oman
    • Dho 294-H3.9 Zufar, Oman
    MET03) Set of 4 meteorite thin section slides by VSEGI - $80
    • SaU 089-L/LL3 Al Wusta, Oman
    • SaU 001-L5 Al Wusta, Oman
    • JaH 055-L4-5 Al Wusta, Oman
    • Dho 020-H4/5 Zufar, Oman


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