Microscope Museum

Collection of antique microscopes and other scientific instruments

 

      

 

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Maker (or retailer)

Heath (1922)

Folding microscope

Beck

Beck

JRMS 1903 (pp. 345)

Portable "Star" Microscope

Beck

Beck

R & J Beck’s catalogue (1894)

The portable ‘Star’ microscope

Beck

R & J Beck’s catalogue (1910s)

Portable ‘Star’ microscope

Beck

Illustrated annual of microscopy (1898)

Portable binocular national microscope (Beck)

Beck

JRMS 1885 (pp. 115)

Portable National Microscope

Beck

Beck

R & J Beck’s catalogue (1894)

Portable national microscope

Beck

W Carpenter (1891)

Beck’s portable microscope

Beck

Beck

Baird & Tatlock’s catalogue (1914)

Portable travelling microscope (Crouch)

Crouch

Baird & Tatlock’s catalogue (1914)

Portable travelling microscope (Crouch)

Crouch

JRMS 1912 (pp. 657)

Portable Travelling Microscopes

Crouch

Crouch

S Maw’s catalogue (1913)

Portable travelling microscope (Crouch)

Crouch

F Davidson’s catalogue (c. 1917)

Microscope O 578 (Portable microscope)

Davidson

Baird & Tatlock’s catalogue (1914)

Improved portable clinical and field microscope (Swift)

Swift

Brussels Exhibition’s catalogue (1910)

Portable clinical and zoological microscope (from J. Swift & Son)

Swift

Cross & Cole (1912)

Traveller’s microscope

Swift

Swift

Hall (1912)

Portable clinical and field microscope

Swift

Swift

Heath (1922)

Folding microscope

Swift

Swift

J Swift & Son’s catalogue (1906)

Improved clinical, zoologist & field microscope

Swift

J Swift & Son’s catalogue (1910s)

Portable clinical and field microscope

Swift

JRMS 1900 (pp. 381)

New Portable Microscope

Swift

Swift

Turner GE (1989) The great age of the microscope (Catalogue of the RMS collection), Bristol

J Swift (early 19th century)

Swift

J Swift & Son’s catalogue (1892)

Portable compound binocular microscope

Swift

J Swift & Son’s catalogue (1892)

Portable folding microscope

Swift

J. Swift’s catalogue (1870s)

New portable compound microscope

Swift

W Carpenter (1875)

Swift’s portable microscope

Swift

Swift

W Carpenter (1883)

Swift’s portable binocular

Swift

Swift

W Carpenter (1891)

Swift’s portable microscope

Swift

Swift

Hogg (1898)

Portable microscope

Watson

Watson

JRMS 1903 (pp. 670)

Portable Microscope

Watson

Watson

Spitta (1907)

Portable microscope

Watson

Watson

Watson’s catalogue (1896)

Portable microscope, stand B

Watson

Watson’s catalogue (1906)

Portable microscope

Watson

Watson’s catalogue (1912)

Club portable microscope

Watson

Watson’s catalogue (1921)

Club portable microscope

Watson

Watson’s catalogue (1924)

Club portable microscope

Watson

Watson’s catalogue (c1930)

Club portable microscope

Watson

JRMS 1909 (pp. 97)

Club Portable Microscope

Watson

Watson

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

Portable microscope, 1890 - 1910

Swift

S Maw & Sons (1905)

Portable travelling microscope

Henry Crouch

S Maw & Sons (1905)

Portable travelling microscope

Henry Crouch

J Pelletan (1876) Le Microscope son employ et ses applications

Microscope de poche

Swift

W Watson (1945)

Club portable microscope

Watson