Microscope Museum

Collection of antique microscopes and other scientific instruments

 

  

 

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Cambridge Scientific (1899)

Physiological Instruments

Cambridge Instrument Co (1899)

Physiological instruments

Cambridge Scientific (1902)

Physical and electrical instruments

Cambridge Scientific (1903)

Physical and electrical instruments

 

 

 

 

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Cambridge Scientific (1906)

Physical instruments

Cambridge Scientific (1910s)

Electrical instruments

Cambridge Scientific (1911)

Physical instruments

Cambridge Scientific (1913)

 

 

 

 

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Cambridge Scientific Co (1919)

recording index thermometers

Cambridge Scientific (19xx)

Measuring microscope

Cambridge Physiological Instruments (1920)

Instruments

Cambridge scientific (1930s)

 Physical instruments

 

 

 

 

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Cambridge Instrument Co

(19xx) Physical instruments

Cambridge Instrument Co (1957)

 Rocking microtomes

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jules Carpentier (Paris, France)

 

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Jules Carpentier (1904)***

Amperemetres et voltmetres thermiques

Jules Carpentier (1907)***

 Appareils courants

 

 

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AP Cary (1894)

Illustrated and Priced Catalogue Surgical Instruments

AP Cary (1924)

 Illustrated Catalogue of Standard Surgical Instruments

 

 

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L Casella (1860)

Philosophical meteorological optical instruments

L Casella (1871)

Scientific instruments

L Casella (1880s)

Standard meteorological and other instruments

L Casella (1883)

Standard meteorological and other instruments

 

 

 

 

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L Casella (1898)

Standard meteorological and other instruments

L Casella (19xx)

Standard meteorological and other instruments

CF Casella (1912)

Instruments meteorologiques

CF Casella (1940s)

Industrial thermometers and other instruments

 

 

 

 

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CF Casella (1948)

Meteorological and scientific instruments

CF Casella (1958)

Meteorological instruments

CF Casella (1963)

Meteorological instruments

 

 

 

Caswell, Hazard & Co (New York, USA)

 

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Caswell Hazard and Co (1874)

Surgical instruments and appliances

 

 

 

 

Cave Optical Co (1960s)

Telescopes

Cave Optical Co (1970s)

Telescopes accessories

Cave Optical Co (1974)

Telescopes

 

 

Celestron (Torrance, USA)

 

Celestron (1980s)

Telescopes

Celestron Pacific (1974)

Telescopes

 

 

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Central Scientific Co (1909)

Physical and chemical apparatus

Central Scientific Co (1912)

Physical and chemical apparatus

Central Scientific Co (1912)

 Physical apparatus for universities and colleges

Central Scientific Co (1918)

 Laboratory apparatus

 

 

 

 

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Central Scientific Co (1918)

Laboratory apparatus

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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HB & WO Chamberlain (18xx)

Chemical apparatus

 

 

 

 

Charriere (Paris, France)

 

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Charriere (1849)***

Instruments de chirurgie

Charriere (1854)

Instruments de chirurgie

 

 

 

 

Cheshire Optical Instrument Co (1985)

Telescopes

 

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Charles Chevalier (1859)

Microscopes

Charles Chevalier (1860)

Instrument physique experimentale

Charles Chevalier (1860)

Instruments doptique

Charles Chevalier (1861)

Instruments de physique experimentale

 

 

 

 

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Charles Chevalier (1862)

Microscopes

Arthur Chevalier (1863)

Instruments pour la photographie

Arthur Chevalier (1868)

 Catalogue microscopes

Arthur Chevalier (1869)

Catalogue microscopes

 

 

 

 

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Chevalier (1878)

Les microscopes Chevalier

Arthur Chevalier (1885)

Catalogue microscopes

 

 

 

 

 

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Chicago Projecting Co (1900)

 Projecting apparatus

 

 

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A Clarkson & Co (1920s)

 Microscopes and accessories

 

 

 

Cleveland Astronomics (Ohio, USA)

 

Cleveland Astronomics (1960s)

Telescopes

 

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Eugene Cline (1906)

 Magic lanterns stereopticons

 

 

Coast Instrument (California, USA)

 

Coast Instrument (1958)

Telescopes

 

 

 

 

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H Collin (1914)

Instruments de chirurgie

Collin & Co (1925)

Instruments de chirurgie

Collin & Co (1935)

Instruments de chirurgie

LA Collin (1935)***

Instruments de chirurgie

 

 

 

O Comitti (London, England)

 

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O Comitti (1890s)

Thermometers

 

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T Cooke & Sons (1886)

Telescopes

Cooke CTS (1930s)

 Microscopes

Cooke CTS (1946)

 Microscopes

Cooke CTS (1950s)

 Polarizing microscopes

 

 

 

 

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Cooke CTS (1950s)

 Phase contrast microscope

 

Cooke CTS (1952)

 Phase contrast microscope

Cooke CTS (1950s)

 Universal microscope (excerpt)

 

 

 

 

G Creuzan (Bordeaux, France)

 

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G Creuzan (1900)

Instruments de chirurgie

 

 

 

 

Criterion Manufacturing Co (1960)

Telescopes

Criterion Manufacturing Co (1960s)

Dynascope

Criterion Manufacturing Co (1968)

Telescopes parts and accessories

Criterion Scientific Instruments (1978)

Dynamax telescopes

 

 

 

J de la Croix (Paris, France)

 

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J de la Croix (1925)

Instruments de chirurgie

 

 

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