CASH IN THE ATTIC: Through the Victorian looking glass

Every week we give the low-負かす／撃墜する on the value of forgotten treasures that may be 集会 dust at home.???

Look through a Victorian microscope and you could be peering at an 投資 that 長所s の近くに scrutiny.?The craftsmanship of these 厚かましさ／高級将校連 and glass 科学の器具s makes them 高度に collectable.

One of the most sought after is the 1871 Powell & Lealand ‘No 1’ microscope, below. An example 完全にする with 従犯者s recently sold for ￡32,000.?It 初めは cost ￡260 ? the 同等（の） of ￡20,000 today.?

If you have a Victorian microscope 集会 dust in your attic, it may be 価値（がある） big money

追加するing to its 投資控訴，上告, this 高級な microscope （機の）カム with dozens of レンズs.

Another antique 製造業者 was Bausch & Lomb. Its 早期に厚かましさ／高級将校連 ‘Model 76’ produced in 1876 can sell for more than ￡3,000. Belthle & Rexroth also made some of the best old microscopes.?

An 1857 example 完全にする with 木造の box and a 範囲 of レンズ従犯者s can sell for up to ￡4,000.

One of the oldest 光学の会社／堅いs still in 商売／仕事 today is Carl Zeiss. He began making microscopes in 1847. Find an 1857 厚かましさ／高級将校連 Zeiss with 黒人／ボイコット base and you have an 投資価値（がある） more than ￡1,000.?

Later models, such as an 1895 ‘Contine ntal’ by R&J Beck, still sell for ￡400 予定 to the 質 of 工学 and attractive metal work.

取引，協定s of the Week?

（人命などを）奪う，主張する a 25 per cent 割引 on a stay at a wide 選択 of 青年宿泊所協会場所s. 調書をとる／予約する online for stays up to April 24 and tap in the 昇進／宣伝 code ‘JANSALE-020’ to enjoy the 取引，協定.

Develop photography 技術s with a 15 per cent 割引 on a 十分な day of professional camera training at Jessops. Course 割引d price is ￡99.99. Choose from a variety of 技術 levels ? with practical 開会／開廷／会期s, ビデオs and using GoPro cameras. 詳細（に述べる）s of the courses at Jessops website.

Put up a 解放する／自由な bird nest box in time for spring ? a gift sent out to anyone 調印 up to the 王室の Society for the 保護 of Birds charity this month. 会員の地位 is ￡5 for adults and ￡2 a month for children. The 解放する／自由な ‘Apex’ bird box is 価値（がある）￡16.

Break a New Year 決意／決議 by tucking into a box of Thorntons Christmas 選択 chocolates for ￡4 ? a third off the usual ￡12 price now that festivities are over.