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A SAMPLING OF VARIOUS TYPES OF MICROSCOPE OBJECTIVES

Shown below is sampling of a wide variety of microscope objecives, including early ones, modern ones and those specialized for specific purposes.


1.Ross 1/2" c.1880 with CC 2.Ross & Co. 1/8" c1838 with CC 3.Olympus S-Plan Apo 100X c1980 with iris 4.Ross 1/5 Water Imm c1880 with CC 5.Tolles 1/8" c 1880 with CC 6.Crouch Low Power Var Mag c1880 7.Tolles Vert Illum c1885
8.Olympus M-Plan 20X for uncovered specimens 9.John Browning 1/8" Water Imm with CC 10.Leitz 40X Apo c1960 with CC 11.Gundlach No VI, c1870 with CC 12.Olympus S-Plan 20X c1980 13.J. Smith 10/15 & 8/15 combination c1839 14.Zeiss 50X Homog Imm with iris
15.Powell & Lealand 1/50" oil immersion c1880 16.Leitz fluotar 40X Phase contrast for water, glycerin, or oil immersion with CC 17.Zeiss Variable Magnification c 1890 18.Wild Fluotar 40X Phase contrast 19.Pre-achromatic objective in blackeneed ivory mount, c.1830s 20.French Button objective 21.Wild 20X Epi-illumination objective with around the lens illum

Abbreviations: CC=correction collar; Imm=Immersion; Apo=Apochromat; Homog=Homgenous; S-Plan=strain free flat field; Vert=Vertical"; Illum=Illumination; M-Plan=Metallurgical flat field; iris=iris diaphragm; fluotar=flourite objective.