Carl Zeiss Jena microscope (Nr 239072) in Wooden box (h: 36cm, w: 22cm, d: 22.7 cm) with brass handle, c 1930. Metal plaque attached to box door reads ''Hawksley & Sons Ltd., 83 Wigmore Street, London, W1'. Contains original delivery notes listing contents (see below). Fittings: black metal tray in slot inside box, (top, right) which held delivery notes, 3 metal screws and a hinge; 4 empty objective cases (1 x Carl Zeiss, 1 x Carl Zeiss 8, 0.2, 1 x 20, 0.40, 1 x Apo 120, 1.30)); 1 x objective in Carl Zeiss case (by J Swift and Son, London), 2 attached to microscope (1 original Carl Zeiss Jena 40x and 1 by Cooke 20x). Wooden objective holder (6 holes) attached to inside box (left). Sticker on microscope base reads 'John Innes Institute, Ser. no. G 21, Dept. Genetics'. 1. Delivery note 61: 'stamped 'Carl Zeiss Jena', Mortimer House, Mortimer Street, London, addressed to the Secretary, John Innes Horticultural Inst., Mastyn Road, Merton SW 19, dated 30/12/30. List (in pencil) of contents: 'Stand ESG with draw tube; Nosepiece x 4, Aplanatic condenser, 1.4 with iris; Eyepiece K15X, K5X, K10X, K20X, K30X; Apochromatic 60 with correction collar; Apochromatic 120, 1, 3 [nap?]; Apochromatic 10'. 2. Delivery Note 62: stamped and dated as above. List in pencil of contents: '2 yellow green filters 47-; 1 spot arc lamp casing; bulb; [indecipherable line]; 1 apochromatic 40 with correction collar; 1 '' 90, 1 4 nap. Notes: The J Swift objective is probably contemporary or older than microscope. It is an oil immersion 2 objective, magnification unknown. Only 1 eyepiece 15x remaining. Condenser and aperture iris intact. There is an attachment for filter, but not filter (could be a polariser).
Optical microscope and original wooden carry case containing a set of accessories. Used at the John Innes Horticultural Institution in the 1920s, believed to have belonged to Darlington. Made in Jena, Germany by Carl Zeiss, c 1910; Serial No. 176613. Inside carry case: LHS: Bottom wooden tray houses 5 metal eyepieces for ocular attachment. Top wooden tray has 2 objectives (60 x and 100 x magnification). These are inside the 2 metal containers. Also 1 metal objective cap. RHS, binocular attachment for microscope with 1 attachment (may be Bertrand lens).
On the item is a label bearing Darlington's signature and address. The case is included.
Documents regarding the the visual arts policy for the John Innes Centre site/Colney site. Arts exhibition photographs and brochures. Fruit planting (apples and cherries) on site. Articles and correspondence about the history of the John Innes Centre and related history. Research paper: 'Experiments on Pisum sativum' by Miss Pellow and Mrs Sansome: 'The Genetics of Pisum'
2pp brief manuscript notes by Bateson.
Detailed account including selection trials
Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries Bulletin No. 22, Practical Soil Sterilization, London
Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries Bulletin No. 66, Insect Pests of Crops 1928 - 1931