Antique Bockett Microscope Oil Lamp by Collin's London

Bockett Antique Microscope Lamp by Charles Collins. Made in London, England circa early 20th century

Bockett Microscope Lamp, an apparatus for illuminating a microscope slide. Of typical form, the magnifying lens is set in a brass ring on an adjustable arm, the round brass base enclosing a glass kerosene lamp.  The top of the base is engraved in capital letters, “Collins, London/ Bockett Microscope Lamp.” The Bockett model was available from Collins from at least 1867. Collins later produced these lamps with a metal shade.

Charles Collins, Sr. (1837-c. 1915) produced microscopes and other optical instruments under his own name from 1863 until the early 1900s in London. They were priced in the midrange for such equipment and mainly sold to students, amateur scientists and medical professionals. He was a member of the Royal Microscopical Society in 1866 to 1892.

Featured in UNC Charlotte. 

Full publication information: Collins, 77 Great Titchfield Street, London

Reference:

Online Biography of Charles Collins by Stevenson, Bryan. 

Bockett Microscope Lamp
Charles Collins, London: c. 1860s-1900
Brass with glass lens and kerosene lamp
1.75 inches, lens diameter
5 inches, base diameter
9 inches, height overall