Microscope Museum

Collection of antique microscopes and other scientific instruments

 

      

 

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Source

Observations from the source

Maker (or retailer)

Fredk Jackson & Co. (1908)

Society of arts microscope

 

Arnold & Sons’ catalogue (1873; 1874; 1876; 1879; 1880; 1882; 1884; 1886)

University microscope (No. 3 until 1876; No. 4 after 1879)

Arnold & Sons

Arnold & Sons’ catalogue (1876; 1879; 1880; 1882; 1884; 1886)

No. 5, Professor Axe’s improved microscope

Arnold & Sons

FE Becker’s catalogue (1924)

Society of Arts microscope

Becker

A. Clarkson & Co’s catalogue (1920)

Society of Arts model

Clarkson

F Davidson’s catalogue (c. 1915)

Microscope O 595

Davidson

F Davidson’s catalogue (c. 1917)

Microscope O 575

Davidson

F Davidson’s catalogue (c. 1919)

No. O 575 stand

Davidson

Hogg (1867; 1869; 1871; 1883; 1886; 1890)

Student’s microscope

Murray and Heath

Murray and Heath

W Carpenter (1868)

Murray and Heath’s student’s microscope

Murray and Heath

Phin (1877; 1881; 1882; 1890)

Ross model

Ross

Ross

Ross’s catalogue (1875)

No. I improved monocular microscope stand

Ross

Ross’s catalogue (1875)

No. 1 monocular microscope stand (improved Ross model)

Ross

JH Steward’s catalogue (1903)

Three guinea microscope

Steward

JH Steward’s catalogue (1903)

Five guinea complete microscope

Steward

J. Swift’s catalogue (1870s)

New university student’s microscope

Swift

Townson & Mercer’s catalogue (1894)

Microscope 1021

Townson & Mercer

Watson’s catalogue (1884)

Educational microscope

Watson

Watson’s catalogue (1896)

Educational microscope

Watson

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

Maker unknown (c. 1860)

 

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

Maker unknown (c. 1860)

 

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

Compound microscope, 1875 - 1900

Carwright