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Microscope Museum Collection of antique microscopes and other
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Microscope
50 (assigned
to Radiguet; late 19th century)
In 1805, an optician Mr. Chevalier, settles in Paris. His
house is taken over by Marie-Honoré Radiguet (1791-1867) and specialises in
the manufacture and sale of optical devices. In the years 1850-60 his son
Honoré-Antoine Radiguet (1824-1887) succeeded him by adding the manufacture
of barometers, thermometers and other measuring devices. In 1880, Arthur-Honoré
Radiguet (1850-1905) extended his activity to scientific popularisation
devices, working also with steam, electricity and photography. With his
success, in 1899, Arthur Radiguet realizes his dream to merge with Maison
Molteni, one of the most important manufacturers of scientific equipment of
the 19th century and well known for its projection equipment,
adopting the name Radiguet & Massiot. At some point the firm specialises
in the medical field, playing a pioneering role in radiology. In 1960, the
firm became a 50% subsidiary of Philips and then a 100% subsidiary of Philips
France to become Massiot-Phillips and, later, Philips Systemes Medicaux.
Microscope 50 has a French origin and can be dated to the late 19th
century. Identical microscopes were manufactured, or at least retailed, by
the Parisian firm Radiguet (Figure 1).
Figure 1. Microscope
signed by Radiguet as featured in
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