Bidspirit auction | A Vintage Merit English Toy

A Vintage Merit English Toy Microscope Set by J. & L. Randall Ltd. - A vintage English-made toy microscope set manufactured by J. & L. Randall Ltd. The instrument is constructed with a black crinkle-finish cast metal frame and a chrome-plated draw tube and adjustment components. It features a manual rack and pinion focusing mechanism operated by dual knurled side knobs, a square stage with metal slide clips, and a pivoting sub-stage mirror for light reflection. A circular logo is present on the side of the main tube housing, consisting of a printed white design with a central M-shaped Merit device surrounded by a ring containing the text MADE IN ENGLAND. The set is accompanied by a blue plastic slide holder containing one slide and an original instruction booklet. The booklet features a monochrome illustration of the microscope on the cover and bears the printed text Merit MICROSCOPES INSTRUCTIONS AND EXPERIMENTS By S. R. STUBBS, M.Sc. The lower-left corner of the booklet includes the Merit logo and the right margin is printed J. & L. RANDALL LTD. POTTERS BAR. The components are housed within a custom-fit cardboard box insert.