Microscope Museum

Collection of antique microscopes and other scientific instruments

 

    

This page allows the search of information by microscope number. Please click on the photos to access more images and information about each instrument and their maker.

     

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101 (Bausch and Lomb; jug handle microscope; 1907)

102 (C Reichert, Wien; 1910s)

103 (C Baker; Advanced Student Microscope; c. 1895)

104 (F. Pastorelli & Co; c. 1870)

105 (C Baker; student microscope; c. 1860)

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106 (Carl Zeiss; stand VB; 1920)

107 (W Stanley; late 19th century)

108 (Bausch and Lomb; 1911)

109 (W. Watson & Sons; c. 1910)

110 (Steindorff & Co; early 20th century)

A gold ring on a table

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A wooden table

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111 (unassigned maker; Cary/Gould type microscope; early 19th century)

112 (unassigned maker; Large Improved Compound Microscope; mid 19th century)

113 (C Baker; Biolux II electric microscope; 1950s)

114 (R & J Beck; new star microscope; c. 1900)

115 (Carl Zeiss; microscope stand Va; 1886)

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116 (W. Watson & Son; Edinburgh stand F model; c. 1900)

117 (Vickers; Patholette microscope; 1960s)

118 (F Davidson & Co; Davon micro-telescope; late 1910s)

119 (unassigned maker; pocket microscope; c. 1900)

120 (unassigned maker; library microscope; c. 1890)

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121 (John B Dancer; Wenham-type ‘Large Best’ or ‘No. 1’ binocular microscope; c. 1870)

122 (Charles Baker; 1910s)

123 (Horne and Thornthwaite; c. 1860)

124 (Negretti & Zambra; microscope No. 2B; c. 1870)

125 (C Reichert, Wien; c. 1935)

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126 (James Parkes & Son; early 20th century)

127 (F Koristka; microscope ‘Regio Esercito Sanita Militare’; 1930s)

128 (Ernst Leitz; simple dissecting microscope; early 20th century)

129 (Cooke, Troughton and Simms; microscope M102; 1930s)

130 (Ernst Leitz, Wetzlar; microscope stand IIb; c. 1907)

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A wooden table

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131 (W. Watson & Sons; Service model; c. 1928)

132 (Spencer, Buffalo, USA; Dissecting microscope No. 82; 1930s)

133 (W. Watson & Sons; FRAM stand microscope; early 1910s)

134 (Smith & Beck; Educational microscope; c. 1856)

135 (JH Steward; drum microscope; c. 1860)

A wooden table

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136 (A. Henderson; c. 1865)

137 (R & J Beck; ‘British Students’ microscope No. 55; c. 1903)

138 (F Davidson & Co; microscope stand O 575; late 1910s)

139 (R & J Beck; model 47; 1950s)

140 (Charles Baker; histological microscope; 1910s)

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A wooden table

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141 (unassigned maker; pocket microscope with wire stand and mirror; late 19th to early 20th centuries)

142 (unassigned maker; pocket microscope; late 19th to early 20th centuries)

143 (Arnold & Sons; University microscope; c. 1880)

144 (unassigned maker; short tripod microscope; c. 1900)

145 (Carl Zeiss; stand III B; c. 1915)

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A close - up of a gavel

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146 (C. Baker; 1940s)

147 (C Reichert; microscope stand D, combination Dafne; 1920s)

148 (C. Baker; Biolux; 1950s)

149 (unassigned maker; 1880s)

150 (J Swift & Son; Histological and physiological microscope; c. 1900)

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151 (C Reichert; microscope stand D, combination Dafne; c. 1925)

152 (R & J Beck; pathological microscope; c. 1887)

153 (Ross; Improved No. 2 ‘Standard’ microscope; c. 1905)

154 (unassigned maker; pocket microscope; c. 1900)

155 (Flatters & Garnett; dissecting microscope; first half of the 20th century)

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156 (C Baker; improved nature microscope; second quarter of the 20th century)

157 (Benn Franks; late 19th century)

158 (J Swift & Son; four-legged microscope; c. 1895)

159 (R & J Beck; Popular microscope; 1867)

160 (unassigned maker; drum microscope; mid 19th century)

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161 (C Baker; Patholette microscope; 1960s)

162 (Steinforff & Co; c. 1960)

163 (unknown maker; double pillar French microscope; c. 1900)

164 (Hearson; microscope model MS.VI; c. 1940s)

165 (unassigned maker; drum microscope; early 20th century)

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166 (unassigned French maker; microscope universel; c. 1900)

167 (Hartnack & Prazmowski; stand III microscope; c. 1880)

168 (Hartnack & Prazmowski; stand III-A microscope; c. 1880)

169 (Bausch & Lomb; model HA; 1943)

170 (Nachet; Petit Modèle microscope; c. 1850)

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171 (unassigned maker; Victorian-style microscope reproduction; second half of the 20th century)

172 (Ernst Leitz; universal microscope stand A; c. 1912)

173 (W Stanley; late 19th century)

174 (Watson Barnet; Bactil microscope; c. 1955)

175 (unassigned maker; botanical microscope; first half of the 19th century)

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176 (unassigned maker; household-type microscope; c. 1900)

177 (W. Watson & Son; Greenough microscope; 1949)

178 (J Swift & Son; Stead workshop microscope; c. 1915)

179 (Hartnack & Prazmowski; stand III-A microscope; c. 1880)

180 (JH Steward; dichroscope; early 20th century)

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181 (W. Watson & Sons Ltd; Vulcan metallurgical microscope; c. 1934)

182 (Dollond & Co.; student microscope; c. 1900)

183 (Jones & Co.; Excelsior Microscope; early 20th century)

184 (Ernst Leitz; stand IIb microscope; c. 1896)

185 (Scientific Optics Ltd; McArthur Microscope, The Open University Model; early 1970s)

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186 (JH Steward; compound microscope stand No 1; c. 1880)

187 (C. Baker; c. 1900)

188 (Emil Bush; simple compound microscope; c. 1915)

189 (unassigned maker; pocket microscope; late 19th to early 20th centuries)

190 (assigned to Buron; drum-like microscope No 4; mid-19th century)

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191 (unassigned maker; improved household microscope; c. 1900)

192 (R & J Beck; Binocular microscope, model 47; 1950s)

193 (Carl Schütz & Co; student microscope; early 20th century)

194 (Gillett & Sibert; Conference microscope; 1970s)

195 (R&J Beck; Economic microscope; c. 1878)

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196 (unassigned maker; pocket microscope; late 19th to early 20th centuries)

197 (Ernst Leitz; microscope stand IV; c. 1913)

198 (Pillischer; student microscope, c. 1852)

199 (Moreau; drum microscope; mid-19th century)

200 (unassigned maker; drum microscope; early 20th century)