DATES |
TYPE OR MODEL |
IMAGE |
MAKER |
SIGNATURES |
SERIAL NUMBERS |
# PRODUCED |
c. 1930 | Wooden Prototype |  | J. McArthur | none | none | 1 |
c. 1932 | First Metal Version |  | J. McArthur | none | none | --?-- |
c. 1935-7(?) |
McArthur-Watson |  | W. Watson & Sons | none | none | --?-- |
c. 1935(?) | ? First Sales Models |  | J. McArthur (via Hearson ?) | none | none | --?-- |
(?)c. 1938(?)-1940's(?) |
McArthur-Hearson |  | Charles Hearson | none | none | c. 12(?) |
(?)c. 1938(?)-1940's(?) | McArthur-Hearson with mech. stage |  | Charles Hearson | none | none | c. 12(?) |
c. 1945 | McArthur |  | McArthur | none | none | --(?)-- |
c. 1946-1954 | McArthur | ? | Unknown | none | none | --?-- |
(?)c. 1955-9 & also in 1987 | McArthur |  | McArthur Microscopes Ltd | ON FRONT: McARTHUR MICROSCOPES LTD, 30, PORTMAN SQUARE, LONDON W.I. And on Top: 'McARTHUR' | none | -?- |
c. 1959-1962(?) | Cooke-McArthur |  |
Cooke, Troughton, and Simms | ON TOP: 'Cooke-McArthur',
ON FRONT: 'MADE BY COOKE TROUGHTON & SIMMS LTD AT YORK ENGLAND M130231' , ON BACK: 'PAT No 863102' | M130071, M130231, M130244, | probably less than 1000 |
c. 1963(?)-69 | McArthur |
 | Vickers |
ON TOP: 'McARTHUR',
ON FRONT: 'MADE BY VICKERS INSTRUMENTS IN ENGLAND M130553', ON BACK: 'PAT No 863102' |
M130553, ? | --?-- |
c. 1970 | Open University Model |  |
Scientific Optics Ltd, Ponswood Industrial Estate, Hastings, Sussex, England
Manufactured under License from Open University, Walton Hall, Bucks | WHITE PRINT ON BLACK LABEL: 'McARTHUR MICROSCOPE THE OPEN UNIVERSITY MODEL PATENT APPLIED FOR ON THE BACK: Serial Number ON THE BACK ON A RED STICKER:
'SUPPLIED BY C.E. OFFORD MICROSCOPES HURST GREEN SUSSEX' | 01056, ? | ? over 9000 |
c. 1970 | Open University Model, Triple Objective |  |
(?)Scientific Optics Ltd, Ponswood Industrial Estate, Hastings, Sussex, England
Manufactured under License from Open University, Walton Hall, Bucks | BLUE PRINT ON SILVER LABEL: 'McARTHUR MICROSCOPE TRIPLE OBJECTIVE
The Open University Model, Patent applied for' | ??? | ??? |
c. 1970 | Open University Model, Polarized light version |  |
Scientific Optics Ltd, Ponswood Industrial Estate, Hastings, Sussex, England
Manufactured under License from Open University, Walton Hall, Bucks | WHITE PRINT ON BLACK LABEL: 'McARTHUR MICROSCOPE ------,
The Open University Model, Patent applied for' | ??? | --- |
c. 1983 | McArthur Microscope, Eritrean Health Model |  | 'No 10'(?) | On the front: 'EPHP, Designed by Dr John McArthur' and on top: 'ERITREAN,PUBLIC, HEALTH,PROGRAM' with symbol of four interlocking arms. | --?-- | --?-- |
c. 1979-1986, 1993-4?
| Prior McArthur |  | Prior | SILVER ON BLACK: Prior McARTHUR | --?-- | 500-700(?) |
c. 1988-1993 | Kirk-McArthur |
 |
K.W. Kirk and Sons | Embossed on the front : 'McARTHUR MICROSCOPES LTD' Serial Number Embossed on the back of the body |
86/1-86/19, 2001-2890 | 820 |
c. 1988-1993 | Kirk-McArthur Engineering Model (Metallurgical & Surface Inspection) |
  |
K.W. Kirk and Sons | ---- |
??? | none |
1989 | Norland-Kirk, Interferometer Microscope |
 |
Norland and Kirk and Sons | Signed on the front : : 'NORLAND PRODUCTS, 695 JOYCE KILMER AVE.,NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ 08902, MODEL 25100, INPUT VOLTS 7.5 AMPS 0.3, SERIAL NO. 2134,
MANUFACTURED April 1989' |
2134, ? | 820 |
c. 1993--? | McArthur ? | | Prior | --?-- | --?-- | 100 |