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Wellington Independent, Volume XXIV, Issue 2812, 20 March 1869, Page 2

/GEOBGE RICHARDSON & CO Central Chambers, Soufch Castle street, Liverpool (England), Manufacturers of, and Wholesale and Retail Dealers in magic lanterns and slides, telescopes, microscopes, opera, field, and marine glasses, stereoscopes and slides, model telegraph, the electric light, spectacles, eye-glasses, reading glasses, barometers, thermometers, mathematical instruments, globe 3, tool chests, water colour paints, &c, croquet;, and all kinds of outdoor and indoor games, &c. For full particulars of above and hundreds of other articles, see Illustrated Catalogue, 112 pages sent free on application. METALLIC SCREW AND PADDLE STEAMERS. Complete, with engines, &c, at £6 10s, £7 £8 10s, £10, £12 10s, £14, £15, £16, and £20 each. See catalogue for full description and engravings of above. METALLIO SAILING YACHTS. * With sails, rigging, &c, complete, 6s 6d, 13s, 16s 6d, and 21s each. See catalogue for full descriptionand engravings of above. TELESCOPES. The Lord Brougham Telescope.— The late Lord Brougham thought so highly of this telescope that he gave G*. R. Se Co. permission to call ifc as above. Ifc will distinguish the time by a church clock five miles and a flagstaff ten mUes, landscapes thirty miles off, and will define fche satellites of Jupiter and phases of Venus, Sec. This extraordinary cheap and powerful glass is of the best make, and possesses achromatic lenses, and is equal to a telescope that costs £5. Price 7s 6d each. For about 25 other varieties ranging in price up to 84s, see catalogue, which contains full description of fche above. MICROSCOPES. The New Microscope. — This highly finished instrument is warranted to show the animacula. in wafcer, eels in paste, Sec, magnifying some hundreds of times ; ib is mounted on a brass stand, and has a compound body, with achromatic lenses, test objects, forceps, and spare glasses for mounting objects", &c. In a polished mahogany caso, complete, price 7s 6d each. For about 20 other varieties ranging in price to £20. See catalogue, whioh contains full description of the above. MAGIC LANTERNS AND SETS OF TWELVE SLIDES, Complete at 7s 6d, 12s, 18s 6d, 27s 6d, 355, 52s 6d, 635, 755, 84s, 105s, 1265, 140s, and 170s each. See catalogue for full description and engravings of the above. WORKING MODEL STEAM ENGINES. Vertical engines, at 6s 6d, 10s 6d, l'ss 6d, 17s 6d, 235, 255, 265, and 31s 6d each. Horizontal engines, at 21s, 255, 355, 425, and 70s each. Locomotive engines. 255, 50s, 755, 84s, and 130s each. Marine engines, both paddle and screw (for boat), 70s and 105s each. Beam engines, 100s each Pump engines, 87s 6d each. See catalogue for full description aifd engravings of the above. OPERA GLASSES. The " Duchess." — A highly magnifying, achromatic, binocular opera glass, is the lightest made j it is very flat, and will not tire or strain the eye ; unites great definary and magnifying power with clearness and effect, and is first-class for theatre, sea or field. This is the best and cheapest glass ever offered to fche public. In spring leather case complete, price 12s 6d. A very superior glass, with ivory body and gilfc mounts, complete, 21s. For particulars of about forty other varieties of opera, field, and marine glasses, .see catalogue, sent post freo. RICHARDSON'S OPTICAL APPARATUS.— TELESCOPE AND MICROSCOPE COMBINED. The above consists of an achromatic telescope, suitable for the country or seaside j ifc is also of sufficient power to show the larger mountains and craters in the moon. By unscrewing the eyehead and replacing it by that containing the dark colored glass, the solar eclipses and the spots on the sun'B disc may be well observed. The eye tube may be used as a microscope by unscrewing it at the first joint, and screwing it in the stand which contains fche concave mirror. There are six objects sent with this instrument, also a circular well glass, for insects in water. The brass tube, with glass bottom, is for holding aquatic subjects, or living insects may be placed on it and secured for examination by covering it with large glass plate. The magnifying power is 1,414 times superficial diameters, bufc by removing fcho bottom tube of the eye piece and screwing the bronzed cone in ifcs place, a power of 22,500 may be obtained j this will show the structure of hairs, blood globules, the starches of wheat, peas, potatoes, &c. A great variety of animalculre may also be obtained by making infusions of hay, pepper, and other vegetable matters. In the ease is a hand miscroscope, very useful in collecting objects in fche fields. Price complete, 255. BAROMETERS. Improaed Aneroid Barometer. — This instrument, which can be carried in the waistcoat pocket, shows the most trifling ohange in the weather, the height of mountains, &o. Fitted in silk lined morocco case, with table of feefc, &o. (The sizo of a watcli) price £3 3s. THE TRAVELLERS' POCKET COMPASS; With finely divided metal plate, best needle, with agate-capped centre and stop, size of a watoh-, price 5s 6d. SELF-REGISTERING GARDEN THERMO- *. METER. With enamelled tube on motal scale for outdoor use, showing degree of cold during nighfc, &o, packed in box for travelling, prico 5s 6d. THE ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE. Or. R. Se Co. have published a catalogue of 112 pages, illustrated with 14 full-paged engravings of steam-engines, 8 lithographed drawings, beautifully printed in colors, of screw and paddle steamers and sailing yachts, and about 200 views of magic lanterns and slides, describing upwards of 1500 varieties of slides, embracing every subject j also full particulars of all the above named, and many ofcher articles, wifch numerous testimonials. Sent post free to any part of tho Australian colonies on application. N.B. — Telescopes and microscopes, opera and field glasses, compasses, the smaller vertical engines, &o, &c, sent by post afc a charge of from Is 6d lo 2s 6d extra. All goods securoly packed in strong wood cases, for which no charge is made, and forwarded by cheapest and mosfc expeditious route fco any parfc of the world. (In cases where freight must be paid in England, fche amount musfc be included in fche remittance.) Remittance musfc in all cases accompany orders, and he made by Bankers' Drafts (on London) payable afc sight,, or post office order, or coin in registered letter. A liberal discount allowed to the trade and large purchasers j for particulars apply by letter to G. R. & Co. direct. N.B. — Catalogues lie at fche office of this paper, also afc Messrs Gordon Se Gotch, George sfcreefc, Sydney, N.S.W, and Collins street, Melbourne, Victoria, for inspection, and from which ordersfor goods may be sent fco save fcime. February 6. 12f