[M] MICROSCOPE SLIDES FROM THE PERSONAL COLLECTION OF FRED ENOCK (1845-1916)

MICROSCOPE SLIDES FROM THE PERSONAL COLLECTION OF FRED ENOCK (1845-1916)

comprising approximately 136 slides prepared by Enock including The Net-wing Fly first discovered as a British insect by Fredc. Enock Aug 30th 1878; Larva of Vapourer Moth; and the Oak Bug; the Colorado Potato Beetle; the Marsh Fly; the Grass Spider; and the Indian Tortoise Beetle; and a further 162 by other makers including T.E. Doeg; Watson & Son; C.M. Topping (Gold Dust); Norman (Silver); Charles Elcock and others, and including several possible Enock rejects, contained in assorted slide boxes, one inscribed F Enock inside lid

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Provenance: Fred Enock and thence by descent.

Frederick Enock (1845-1916), a Supplier of Microscope Preparations, and Naturalist known for the superlative quality of his Entomological slide mounts, as well as his 30-year study on the British Mymarida or the Fairy Fly. Despite entering the industry when competition was at its highest, his pressure-free fluid mounting technique (see examples with dark rings), allowing him to maintain the 3D structural integrity of the samples, and his slides' high standards in accuracy and breadth of the information have meant that even to this day his work is highly regarded. The fact that the secrets to most of his methods were not passed on makes his surviving works all the more fascinating.

Condition Report

Two or three by Enock damaged.

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