Microscope Museum

Collection of antique microscopes and other scientific instruments

 

      

 

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Maker (or retailer)

JRMS 1884 (pp. 278)

Erecting Microscope

Ahrens

Ahrens

Turner, G. E. (1975) Catalogue of Microscopes, Museo Di Storia Della Scienza. Giunti, Rome

Unsigned (1832 – 1862)

 

Turner, G. E. (1975) Catalogue of Microscopes, Museo Di Storia Della Scienza. Giunti, Rome

Unsigned (1832 – 1862)

 

Hansen, J. L. et al. (1974) The Billings microscope collection. Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Washington, USA

Giovanni Amici (c. 1833)

Amici

Bracegirdle (2005) A catalogue of the microscopy collections at the science museum, London, Little Imp Publications (CD)

Compound microscope, c. 1830

Amici

Bracegirdle (2005) A catalogue of the microscopy collections at the science museum, London, Little Imp Publications (CD)

Horizontal microscope, c. 1830

Amici

Bracegirdle (2005) A catalogue of the microscopy collections at the science museum, London, Little Imp Publications (CD)

Achromatic microscope, c. 1835

Plossl

Turner, G. E. (1981) Collecting Microscopes (Christie's South Kensington collectors series). Littlehampton Book Services Ltd

Plossl (1840 – 1850)

Plossl

Chevalier (1865)

Microscope

Charles Chevalier

Chevalier

Quekett (1852)

Microscope

Pistor

Pistor

Hansen, J. L. et al. (1974) The Billings microscope collection. Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Washington, USA

Plossl (before 1840)

Plossl

Turner, G. E. (1975) Catalogue of Microscopes, Museo Di Storia Della Scienza. Giunti, Rome

Unsigned (1832 – 1862)

 

Turner, G. E. (1975) Catalogue of Microscopes, Museo Di Storia Della Scienza. Giunti, Rome

Unsigned (1832 – 1862)

 

Turner, G. E. (1975) Catalogue of Microscopes, Museo Di Storia Della Scienza. Giunti, Rome

Unsigned (1832 – 1862)

 

Dippel L (1867) Das mikroskop und seine anwendung

Amici

Amici

Turner, G. E. (1981) Collecting Microscopes (Christie's South Kensington collectors series). Littlehampton Book Services Ltd

Probably by Amici (mid-19th century)

Amici

Brown, O (1986) The Whipple Museum of the History of Science, Catalogue 7 – Microscopes

Compound microscope, Amici, c. 1835

Amici

Brown, O (1986) The Whipple Museum of the History of Science, Catalogue 7 – Microscopes

Compound microscope, Amici, 1850

Amici

JRMS 1886 (pp. 122)

Portable Microscope

Chevalier

Chevalier

JRMS 1888 (pp. 481)

Several microscopes

Amici

Amici

JRMS 1907 (pp. 472)

Microscope

Cary

Cary

B. Pike’s catalogue (1848; 1856)

Achromatic microscope

Pike

Buron’s catalogue (1844)

Microscope composé, grand modèle

Buron

W McAllister’s catalogue (1878)

Student microscope (13 inches high)

McAllister

JRMS 1906 (pp. 597)

Microscope

Pritchard

Pritchard

Palmer FW, Sahiar AB (1971) Microscopes to the end of the 19th century. A Science Museum illustrated booklet. Her Majesty’s Stationary Office

Varley stirrup-lever microscope, originally made by Hugh Powell. This microscope is an improved version made by Powell and Lealand, London

Powell

Bracegirdle (2005) A catalogue of the microscopy collections at the science museum, London, Little Imp Publications (CD)

Horizontal microscope, c. 1840

Amici

Bracegirdle (2005) A catalogue of the microscopy collections at the science museum, London, Little Imp Publications (CD)

Harting’s microscope, 1849 and later

Amici

Bracegirdle (2005) A catalogue of the microscopy collections at the science museum, London, Little Imp Publications (CD)

Moginie travelling microscope, 1870 - 1880

Baker

Bracegirdle (2005) A catalogue of the microscopy collections at the science museum, London, Little Imp Publications (CD)

Varley type microscope, c. 1842

Powell & Lealand

Bracegirdle (2005) A catalogue of the microscopy collections at the science museum, London, Little Imp Publications (CD)

Folding microscope, 1816 - 1817

Tuther

Bracegirdle (2005) A catalogue of the microscopy collections at the science museum, London, Little Imp Publications (CD)

Achromatic microscope, 1825 - 1835

 

Bracegirdle (2005) A catalogue of the microscopy collections at the science museum, London, Little Imp Publications (CD)

Compound microscope, 2/2 19th C

 

Arthur Chevalier (1865) L’etudiant micrographe traite theorique et pratique du microscope et des preparations

Microscope

Pistor

http://www.microscopist.net/MoginieW.html

Microscope (c. 1879 – 1881)

Moginie