Microscope Museum

Collection of antique microscopes and other scientific instruments

 

Bullseye by ‘M. Pillischer’ (second half of the 19th century)

Bullseye engraved with ‘M. Pillischer, London’ on the base. This item should be dated to the second half of the 19th century. Moritz (M.) Pillischer started an independent shop that produced microscopes and other scientific and mathematical instruments in about 1849. Moritz’s nephew, Jacob (who adopted the name “James”), moved to London around 1860 to work for his uncle. Moritz handed over ownership of the business to Jacob in 1887 and passed away in his Sussex home in 1893. After Jacobs death in 1930, the company was inherited by Jacob’s three children, Edward, Leopold, and Bertha, and the business was liquidated in 1947.

LAST EDITED: 02.10.2022