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W ATKINS AND DONCASTER, 



Naturalists and Manufacturers of Entomological Apparatus and Cabinets. 



N.B. — For Excellence and Superiority of Cabinets and Apparatus, references are permitted to 



distinguished Patro?is and Colleges, dr'c. 



Taxidermist's Companion, i.e. a pocket leather ease, containing 



most useful instruments for skinning, 10/6. 

 Scalpels, 1/3 ; Label Lists of Birds' Eggs, -/3> -/4> ~A>. 

 Scissors, per pair, 2/-. Setting Needles, and -/6 per box. 

 Coleopterist's Collecting Bottle, with tube, i/b, i/S. 

 Botanical Cases, japanned, double tin, 1/6, 2/9, 3/6, 4/6, 7/6. 

 Botanical Paper, 1/1, 1/4, 1/9, and 2/2 per quire. 

 Insect Cases, imitation mahogany, 3/6 to 11/-. 

 Cement for replacing Antennae, -/6 per bottle. 

 Forceps for removing Insects, 2/- per pair. 

 Cabinet Cork, 7 X 3^, best quality, 1/4 per dozen sheets. 

 Pupa Diggers, in leather sheath, 1/9. Insect Lens, 1/- to 8/6. 

 Glass Top and Glass Bottomed Boxes, from 1/8 per dozen. 

 Label Lists of British Butterflies, -/z. 



Ditto Land and Fresh- Water Shells, -/ 2 * 



Egg Drills, -/3, 1/- ; Metal Blow-pipe, -/6. 



Our New Label List of British Macro-Lepidoptera, with Latin and 

 English Names, 1/6. Our New Catalogue of British Lepidop- 

 tera (every species numbered), 1/- ; or on one side for Labels, 2/. 

 can be sent immediately on receipt of order. 



both British and Foreign Butterflies and Moths. 



Plain Ring Nets, Wire or Cane, including stick, 1/8, 2/3, 2/6. 

 Folding Nets, 3/9 and 4/6. 

 Umbrella Nets, 7/6 (self-acting). 



Pocket Boxes, -/6 ; corked both sides, -fg, i/-, and 1/6. 

 Zinc Relaxing Boxes, -/g, 1/-, 1/6, and 2/ •• 

 Nested Chip Boxes, 4 dozen, -/8. 1/9 per gross. 

 Entomological Pins, mixed, 1/- per oz. 

 Sugaring Lanterns, 2/6 to 10/6. 

 Sugaring Tin, with brush, 1/6, 2/-. 

 Sugaring Mixture, ready for use, 1/9 per tin. 

 Mite Destroyer (not dangerous to use), 1/6 per lb. 

 Store Boxes, with Camphor Cells, 2/6, 4/-, 5/-, and 6/-. 



Ditto, Book Pattern, 8/6, 9/6, and 10/6. 

 Setting Boards, flat or oval, i-in., -/6 ; ii-in., -/8; ii-in., -fg 

 2-in., -/10; 2i-'m., 1/- ; 3-in., 1/2; ri-in., 1/4; 4-in., 1/6; 

 4^-in., 1/8 ; s-in., 1/10. Complete set of 14 boards, 10/6. 

 Setting Houses, 9/6 and n/6 ; corked back, 14/-. 

 Zinc Larva Boxes, -/g, 1/-. Brass Chloroform Bottle, 2/-. 

 Breeding Cage, 2/6, 4/-, 5/-, and 7/6. 



All Articles enumerated are kept in stock, and 



For Sale, a large Assortment of Healthy Pupse of 



CABINETS. Special Show Room. 

 The following are the prices of a few of smaller sizes : for measurements and larger sizes see Catalogue. 



Minerals and Dried 

 Plants, Fossils, &c. 

 .... IO/6 



Insect. Eggs. 

 4 Drawers .... 13/6 .... 12/- 



6 17/6 .... 16/6 ■ . . . 15/- 



A LARGE STOCK OF 



8 Drawers 



10 



Minerals and Dried 

 Plants, Fossils, &c 



.... 25/. 



Insect. Eggs. 



33/- .... 30/- 

 45/- •••• 56/- .... 45/- 



INSECTS AND BIRDS' EGGS 



Birds, Mammals, &-»<:., Preserved and Mounted by First-class workmen. 



36, STRAND, W.C. (Five Doors from Charing Cross). 



TYliflH'S iVORYljME TflBbETS. 



1/6 



Post Free, 



Per 

 Dozen. 

 With Scretvs, 

 Post Free, 

 1/S. 



Fotf Jieatly Labelling CABINETS. DHflWEflS, BOXES, flfJD flflTUflfllt HISTORY SPECIES 



THEY ARE STRONGLY MADE IN LACQUERED BRASS. 



THE WOODCUT SHOWS THE EXACT SIZE OF THE TABLET. 



PENCIL MARKS ARE EASILY REMOVED WITH A DAMP RAG. 



" Geological Survey Department, Ottawa, Canada. — Your Tablets are the neatest and best contrivance of the kind I have 

 ever seen. — W. F. Ferrier." 



Many Museums are now adopting these Tablets for labelling np specimens ; all acknowledging their neatness and efficiency. 

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