Microscope Museum

Collection of antique microscopes and other scientific instruments

 

           

In this page, other instruments in this collection can be accessed and are organised above per type (lamps and bullseye lenses, mechanical stages, turntables and mounting cabinets for the preparation of fixed slides, cameras lucida, lenses and condensers, microtomes, refractometers, telescopes, Bunsen burners, scales, medical and pharmaceutical, and other miscellaneous instruments). You can access each group of instruments by clicking on the button links above. You will access more images and brief information about each instrument by clicking on the respective images. Below are the same instruments but ordered by entry number in this collection.

 

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(1) Pine box with permanent slides

(2) Camera lucida Beale-type

(3) Slide holder from Ernst Leitz (c. 1900)

(4) Ringing table from Flatters & Garnett

(5) Slide holder for ringing table

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(6) Glassware, brass table, wood base, ringing table

(7) Camera lucida Ernst Leitz

(8) Cabinet box for slide preparation Watson & Sons Ltd

(9) Bockett Microscope Lamp

(10) Paraboloid condenser from Carl Zeiss (c. 1900)

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(11) Brass micrometer from R & J Beck (c. 1900)

(12) Slide holder from Bausch and Lomb (1910s)

(13) Large bullseye

(14) Cobweb eyepiece micrometer from Beck (c. 1930s)

(15) Mechanical stage from Charles Baker, London (late 19th - early 20th century)

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(16) Micro-projector, model A, from Charles Baker (1930s)

(17) Mechanical stage from Ernst Leitz (c. 1920)

(18) Mechanical stage from A. Clarkson & Cº Ltd (c. 1920)

(19) Microscope lamp from WR Prior & Co Ltd. (1950s)

(20) Slide holder from Vickers (1950s)

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(21) Rocking microtome from Cambridge Scientific Instrument (c. 1922)

(22) Facile ball-bearing turntable from Watson (early 20th century)

(23) Carl Zeiss cover glass screw gauge (early 20th century)

(24) Ringing table from an unassigned maker (early 20th century)

(25) Cobweb eyepiece micrometer from Beck (1930s)

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(26) Freezing microtome from Measuring and Scientific Equipment (mid 20th century)

(27) Double demonstration eyepiece from Reichert (1930s)

(28) Microscope lamp from Beck (1950s)

(29) Microscope electrical illuminator and power supply unit from Watson Barnet (1950s)

(30) ‘The Ultra Lens’ from ‘The Ultra Lens Company’ (1940s)

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A pair of binoculars

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(31) Microscope lamp (mid-20th century)

(32 - 34) Monla universal microscope lamps from Ernst Leitz (mid-20th century)

(35) Abbe-type camera lucida from R&J Beck (early 20th century)v

(36) Beale-type simple camera lucida (late 19th century)

(37) Bino-Scope (c. 1950)

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(38) Collection of microscope slide preparation items

(39) Collection of empty objective cans

(40) Mechanical stage from Ernst Leitz (c. 1909)

(41) Mechanical stage from Otto Himmler (1930s)

(42) Mechanical stage from R&J Beck (1940s)

 

 

 

 

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(43) Mechanical stage from Vickers (1950s)

(44) Water testing kit

(45) Mechanical stage from Charles Baker (early 20th century)

(46) Collection of microscope slides

(47) Microscope lamp from Charles Baker

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(48) Abbe refractometer from Bellingham & Stanley

(49) Vacuum pump from W. & J. George Ltd

(50) Abbe refractometer from Adam Hilger

 

 

 

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(51A) Bunsen burner made by Fletcher Russel

(51B) Bunsen burner made by Fletcher Russel

(51C) Bunsen burner

(52) Sike’s hydrometer from J. Long

(53) Bunsen burner Amal

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(54) Pocket sugar refractometer from Bellingham & Stanley

(55) Ringing table from Charles Baker

(56) Bullseye engraved with ‘Newton, England’

(57) Library telescope by ‘Newton & Co’

(58) Bullseye and two compressoria

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(59) The Barnstead Still

(60) Microscope lamp from Beck

(61) Library telescope by ‘J. M. Bryson’

(62) Bullseye magnifying stand by Ernst Leitz

(63) Library telescope by J. H. Steward

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(64) Micrometer eyepiece by ‘The Precision Tool & Instrument Co. Ltd.

(65) Hand crank centrifuge

(66) Sike’s hydrometer by Buss

(67) Large wooden and brass telescope

(68) Watson mechanical stage

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(69) Spherometer by W. G. PYE

(70) Leitz transformer

(71) Bullseye by M. Pillischer

(72) Turntable by Flatters & Garnett

(73) Hand microtome by R. & J. Beck (early 20th century)

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(74) Abbe refractometer from Adam Hilger (mid-20th century)

(75) Bunsen burner

(76) Telescope by Ross

(77) Library telescope by ‘Broadhurst Clarkson and co

(78) Library telescope by J. H. Steward

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(79) Library telescope by Dollond

(80) Bunsen burner

(81) Bunsen burner

(82A) Bunsen burner made by Reynolds & Branson Ltd

(82B) Bunsen burner made by Reynolds & Branson Ltd

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(83A) Bunsen burner

(83B) Bunsen burner

(84) Ringing table from Charles Baker

(85) Small telescope by Abraham & Co.

(86) Library telescope by ‘Adie & Son’

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(87) Carl Zeiss transformer

(88) Microscope electrical illuminator from W. Watson & Sons (before 1950s)

(89) Laboratory gas-heated oven (early 20th century)

(90A) Steam generator Lucas Championnière-type (1920 – 1940)

(90B) Steam generator Lucas Championnière-type (1920 – 1940)

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(90C) Steam generator Lucas Championnière-type (1920 – 1940)

(91) Microscope lamp (LOMO)

(92) Steam generator Lucas Championnière-type (1920 – 1940)

(93) Scopelite microscope electrical lamp (Clay Adams)

(94) Mechanical stage by W Watson & Sons*

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(95) Power source supply by Nikon*

(96) Nicholas illuminator by Bausch & Lomb*

(97) Microscope electrical illuminator by Vickers*

(98) Microscope electrical illuminator by Baker (1950s)*

(99) Micrometre eyepiece by Graticule Ltd (1970s – 1980s)*

 

 

 

 

(100) Mechanical stage by Prior Ltd (1930s)*

 

 

 

 

 

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(101) Mechanical stage by Prior Ltd (1970s)*

(102) Micrometer glass slide for microscope calibration by W Watson & Sons*

(103) Mechanical stage by W Watson & Sons

(104) Small telescope by Lennie (Edinburgh)

(105) Camera lucida Beale type (c. 1900)

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(106A) Bunsen burner Amal, model Minor

(106B) Bunsen burner Amal

(106C) Bunsen burner Amal

(107) Microscope lamp by Prior (1930s)

(108) Ringing table from Aylward

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(109) Ringing table

(110) Mould for pessaries (early 20th century)

(111) Mould for pessaries by S. Maw, Son & Thompson (second half of the 19th century)

(112) Bunsen burner Spensers Silverlite

(113) Mould for suppositories by S. Maw, Son & Thompson (second half of the 19th century)

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(114) Sterilising canister for Petri dishes (mid-20th century)

(115) Bunsen burner made by Griffin & Tatlock

(116) Bunsen burner made by Townson & Mercer

(117) Bunsen burner made by Baird & Tatlock (London) Ltd.

(118) Micro-projector by Flatters & Garnett

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(119) Microscope, drawing and projection apparatus “Promi” by W & H Seibert**

(120) Flash point tester by De Grave, Short & Comp

(121) Mechanical stage by Prior (1950s)

(122) Mechanical stage by Swift (Japan) (1970s)

(123) Bunsen burner

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(124) Ringing table from J. Lizars

(125) Bullseye

(126) Mechanical stage by Carl Zeiss (1970s)

(127A) Bunsen burner by Fletcher Russell Company

(127B) Bunsen burner by Baird & Tatlock (London) Ltd

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(128) Portable sterilisation apparatus made by Down Brothers

(129) Microscope oil lamp by J. Swift & Son

(130) Standard microscope oil lamp brass holder by W. Watson & Sons

(131) Universal microscope lamp by Sartory Instruments Ltd**

(132) Microscope slides and box (Benn Franks Ltd)*

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(133) Microscope oil lamp

(134) Micrometer eyepiece from Charles Baker (1950s)

(135) Bunsen burner

(136) Bunsen burner type 130 by Carlisle Machine Works

(137) Fisher burner

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(138) Bunsen burner, Bottogas

(139) Abbe drawing apparatus by Ernst Leitz (1920s)

(140) Double demonstration eyepiece by R & J Beck (1950s)

(141) Bunsen burner

(142) Vaginal irrigator by Dr Eguisier (1870s)

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(143) Laboratory bench centrifuge, type UJ1 by Heraeus Christ (1971)

(144) Macaura’s Pulsocon, blood circulator (late 1910s)

(145) Leitz transformer***

(146) Parabolic stage reflector

(147) Hand spectroscope by Husbands (Bristol)

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(148) Microscope projection screen by Vickers (1960s)***

(149) Cabinet box for slide preparation WF Stanley