PMS Pool in Wharfedale meeting
Saturday 6th October 2018
Mike Smith
This meeting of the Postal Microscopical Society in the Village Hall in Pool in Wharfedale clashed with the Quekett’s Annual Exhibition, but still attracted a good crowd of microscopists with their exhibits and sales.
Peter Evennett and Chris Hammond had for sale a variety of microscopes and accessories on behalf of the RMS.
Mike Samworth was offering items from the estate of Steve Edgar.
Mike Samworth (centre)
Mike also used his recently-acquired American Optical AO 20 microscope to demonstrate relief contrast with 2 discs that may have been intended for a Leica inverted microscope.
American Optical AO 20 microscope
Mike Smith had a number of prepared slides for sale at £1.50 each, and was also selling Zeiss lens wipes.
Mike Smith’s slides
Colin Lamb was selling microscopes and accessories from the estate of Les Larkman, including a trinocular Reichert Zetopan with dark-ground and phase contrast condensers.
Les Larkman’s microscopes
Colin was also selling a Vickers M41 Photoplan trinocular microscope.
Vickers Photoplan microscope
John Judson was selling a variety of items, and Headingly Microscopes were offering prepared slides at 20p each.
John Judson’s sales table and Geoff Mould choosing slides
Geoff Scordia and Andy Norman had numerous items for sale.
Presentations
After lunch there was a video of protozoa filmed in dark ground by Gordon Fitton. This surpassed his usual high standards.
Audience for Gordon Fitton’s video
Acknowledgements
The Quekett Microscopical Club provided a grant towards the cost of this event, as part of its remit as a charity to promote microscopy.
Report and photographs by Mike Smith