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2/3/26 late 19th to early 20th C. ENGLISH Frederic Enoch FAIRY FLIES MOUNTS - Fairy Flies Recently added to site
12/30/25 early 19th to 20th C. ENGLISH Multiple TEST OBJECTS FROM 1830 ONWARD - Test Objects Revised and Republished
12/29/25 1st Qtr 20th C ENGLISH J.A.LONG KITTONIA ELABORATA DIATOM - K.elaborata An Oamuru Fossil Diatom with 2 ocelli
12/27/25 2nd Qtr 20th C AMERICAN BAUSCH & LOMB VERTICALLY SECTIONED MICROSCOPE OBJECTIVE - Section of Objective A rare vertical section of a B & L objective from about 1931
12/24/25 and additons, 1/5/26 c. 4th Qtr 19th C GERMAN THUM 100 FORM TYPE SLIDE Diatomaceen Typen-Platte Thum Type Slide A 100-form Type Slide by the expert Thum
11/13/25 c. 1900 GERMAN MOLLER 336 FORM TYPE SLIDE Diatomaceen Typen-Platte Moller Type Slide A 336-form Type Slide of 336 different diatoms, each diatom imaged and shown individually in one of four microphotographic grids
10/24/25 c. 2015 ENGLISH Klaus D. Kemp 100 FORM TYPE SLIDE BY KLAUSE KEMP ---- Kemp Type Slide A 100-form Type Slide of 100 different diatoms, each diatom imaged and shown individually
Revised 10/24/25 Early 21st C. ENGLISH Klaus D. Kemp 530 FORM TYPE SLIDE BY KLAUSE KEMP ---- Kemp Type Slide A rare 530 form Type Slide of 530 different diatoms
8/5/25 19th TO 20th C. ENGLISH AMPHIPLEURA PELLUCIDA ---- A pellucida AMPHIPLEURA PELLUCIDA-resolving the areolae of a difficult diatom.
8/5/25 19th TO 20th C. AMERICAN, ENGLISH, GERMAN MULTIPLE DIATOMS: A BRIEF REVIEW AND INTRODUCTION ---- DIATOMS: AN INTRODUCTION AND LINKS TO MY EXAMPLES ON THIS SITE INCLUDING TYPE SLIDES, TEST SLIDES, and ARRANGEMENTS
8/5/25 19th TO 20th C. AMERICAN, ENGLISH, GERMAN MULTIPLE TYPE AND TEST SLIDES ---- A REVIEW OF DIATOM TYPE AND TEST SLIDES, RECENTLY ADDED TO SITE
8/5/25 c. early 20th C.? GERMAN J.D. MOLLER DIATOM SAMPLE SLIDE DIATOMACEEN PROB-PLATTE RECENTLY ADDED TO SITE AND COLLECTION
6/16/25 c. 1840-45 ENGLISH ABRAHAM & DANCER COMPOUND MONOCULAR MICROSCOPE RECENTLY ADDED TO SITE, COLLECTION OF JURRIAAN de GROOT
5/14/25 c. 1845 ENGLISH ATTIBUTED TO J.B. DANCER made for TROUGHTON & SIMS COMPOUND MONOCULAR MICROSCOPE RECENTLY ADDED TO SITE. COLLECTION OF JURRIAAN de GROOT
5/14/25 c. 1920s GERMAN FOR THE AMERICAN MARKET SCHUTZ OPTICHE FOR WILLIAMS, BROWN & EARLE COMPOUND MONOCULAR MICROSCOPE RECENTLY ADDED TO SITE. NO LONGER IN COLLECTION
5/14/25 c. 1900 SWISS ZULAUF & ZSCHOKKE COMPOUND POLARIZING/PETROGRAPHIC MICROSCOPE RECENTLY ADDED TO SITE AND COLLECTION
2/1/25 c. 1842 ENGLISH A. PRITCHARD STANDARD MODEL OF ACHROMATIC COMPOUND & SIMPLE MICROSCOPE APLANATIC ENGISCOPE RECENTLY ADDED TO SITE BUT IN ANOTHER COLLECTION
2/1/25 c. 1884 FRENCH FOR THE ENGLISH MARKET FRENCH FOR NEWTON & CO INCLINING STUDENT OR CHILD DRUM MICROSCOPE COMPOUND MICROSCOPE WITH ONE POWER IN BOX RECENTLY ADDED TO SITE AND COLLECTION
2/1/25 c.MID 20TH C. ENGLISH BECK COMPARISON BRIDGE FOR TWO MICRSCOPES --- RECENTLY ADDED TO SITE AND COLLECTION
2/1/25 c.1920s GERMAN FOR THE AMERICAN MARKET SCHUTZ for WILLIAMS, BROWN & EARLE LISTER LIMB MONOCULAR MICROSCOPE --- RECENTLY ADDED TO SITE AND COLLECTION
2/1/25 c.1900 AMERICAN QUEEN & Co LISTER LIMB MONOCULAR MICROSCOPE ACME No. 6 RECENTLY ADDED TO SITE AND COLLECTION
2/1/25 c.1881 AMERICAN JOHN SIDLE LISTER LIMB MONOCULAR MICROSCOPE No. 2 RECENTLY ADDED TO SITE AND COLLECTION
1/1/25 1897 AMERICAN JOSEPH ZENTMAYER LISTER LIMB MONOCULAR MICROSCOPE AMERICAN COLUMBIAN MICROSCOPE RECENTLY REVISED WITH ADDITIONAL ILLUSTRATIONS AND COMPARISON WITH THE ZENTMAYER AMERICAN HISTOLOGICAL MODEL
12/25/24 c. 1920s-1960s GERMAN REVIEW OF TAMI MICROSCOPES AND VARIANTS BY HENSHOLDT RECENTLY REVISED WITH ADDITIONAL EXAMPLES
12/21/24 c. 1910-1940 GERMAN ?? LATE EXAMPLE OF A DRUM MICROSCOPE JENA RECENTLY ADDED TO SITE AND COLLECTION
12/19/24 c. last 1/3 19th C. FRENCH UNKNOWN UNUSUAL COMPOUND MONOCULAR MICROSCOPE WITH FOUR SUPPORT POINTS ---- RECENTLY ADDED TO SITE AND COLLECTION
12/19/24 c. last 1/3 19th C. FRENCH UNKNOWN SMALL INCLINING COMPOUND MONOCULAR MICROSCOPE ---- RECENTLY ADDED TO SITE AND COLLECTION
12/19/24 c. 1874 AMERICAN GEORGE MEADE SIMPLE MICROSCOPE THE GLOBE MICROSCOPE RECENTLY ADDED TO SITE AND COLLECTION
12/2/24 c. 1860s ENGLISH M PILLISCHER COMPOUND MONOCULAR MICROSCOPE ORIGINAL LARGE MODEL RECENTLY ADDED TO SITE AND COLLECTION
9/17/24 c. 1887 AMERICAN BAUSCH & LOMB COMPOUND MONOCULAR MICROSCOPE UNIVERSAL RECENTLY ADDED TO SITE
9/17/24 c. 1887 AMERICAN McINTOSH COMPOUND MONOCULAR MICROSCOPE SCIENTIFIC No. 2 RECENTLY ADDED TO SITE AND COLLECTION.
8/21/24 c. 1890 GERMAN CARL ZEISS PRISMATIC OBJECT ROTATOR PRISM ROTATOR RECENTLY ADDED TO SITE AND COLLECTION.
7/18/24 c. 1885 AMERICAN BAUSCH & LOMB INVERTIBLE COMPOUND MICROSCOPE UNIVERSITY MICROSCOPE RECENTLY ADDED TO SITE AND COLLECTION.
7/01/24 c. 1892 ENGLISH W WATSON & SONS DISSECTING MICROSCOPE DISSECTING MICROSCOPE RECENTLY ADDED TO SITE AND COLLECTION.
4/01/24 c. 19th C ENGLISH or AMERICAN ? LACQUERED BRASS PRISM VERTICAL ILLUMINATOR --- RECENTLY ADDED TO SITE AND COLLECTION.
4/01/24 c. 19th C ENGLISH or AMERICAN ? LOW POWER OBJECTIVE WITH BUILT-IN PRISM FOR VERTICAL ILLUMINATION --- RECENTLY ADDED TO SITE AND COLLECTION.
3/30/24 c. mid 20th C AMERICAN BAUSCH & LOMB EYEPIECE WITH WHEEL OF 9 GRIDS FOR DETERMINATION OF GRAIN SIZE IN METALS EYEPIECE FOR DETERMINATION OF GRAIN SIZE RECENTLY ADDED TO SITE.
3/28/24 c. 1956 GERMAN CARL ZEISS MICROSPECTROSCOPE PUPILLARY MICROSPECTROSCOPE RECENTLY ADDED TO SITE.
3/22/24 c. 1878 ENGLISH JAMES SWIFT FOLDING PORTABLE MONOCULAR COMPOUND MICROSCOPE SWIFT'S NEW PORTABLE MICROSCOPE RECENTLY ADDED TO SITE, BUT IN ANOTHER PRIVATE COLLECTION.
3/22/24 c. 1926 ENGLISH CHARLES BAKER VARIABLE APERTURE EYEPIECE FOR DETERMINING RATIO OF RED TO WHITE CELLS EHRLICH EYEPIECE RECENTLY ADDED TO SITE AND COLLECTION.
3/17/24 c. 1935 AMERICAN BAUSCH AND LOMB COMPOUND MONOCULAR SURFACE INSPECTION WORKSHOP MICROSCOPE THE SHOP MICROSCOPE RECENTLY ADDED TO SITE.
3/17/24 c. 1960s MADE IN JAPAN FOR THE AMERICAN MARKET LAFAYETTE VARIABLE MAGNIFICATION COMPOUND POCKET MONOCULAR TRIPOD SURFACE INSPECTION MICROSCOPE ? RECENTLY ADDED TO SITE.
3/17/24 c. 1960s AMERICAN BAUSCH AND LOMB VARIABLE MAGNIFICATION COMPOUND POCKET MONOCULAR TRIPOD SURFACE INSPECTION MICROSCOPE ZOOM MICROSCOPE RECENTLY ADDED TO SITE.
3/17/24 c. 1931 AMERICAN BAUSCH AND LOMB COMPOUND POCKET MONOCULAR TRIPOD SURFACE INSPECTION MICROSCOPE WIDEFIELD TUBE MICROSCOPE RECENTLY ADDED TO SITE.
3/17/24 c. 1956 AMERICAN BAUSCH AND LOMB COMPOUND POCKET MONOCULAR TRIPOD SURFACE INSPECTION MICROSCOPE WITH MEASURING RETICLE 40X WIDEFIELD TUBE MICROSCOPE WITH GRADUATED SCALE RECENTLY ADDED TO SITE.
3/15/24 c. 1925 GERMAN SPINDLER AND HOYER COMPOUND POCKET MONOCULAR TRIPOD MICROSCOPE WITH STAGE JUNIOR POCKET MICROSCOPE RECENTLY ADDED TO SITE.
3/15/24 c. 1925 GERMAN VOIGTLANDER COMPOUND MONOCULAR TRIPOD SURFACE INSPECTION MICROSCOPE WORKSHOP MICROSCOPE RECENTLY ADDED TO SITE.
3/11/24 c. 1900 FRENCH FOR THE AMERICAN MARKET SOLD BY SEVERAL AMERICAN RETAILERS COMPOUND MONOCULAR PIN-IN-KNOB FOCUSING MICROSCOPE ACME RECENTLY UPDATED AND ADDED TO SITE.
3/11/24 c. 2nd qtr 19th C ENGLISH CARPENTER (A) COMPOUND MONOCULAR NONACHROMATIC MICROSCOPE NEW IMPROVED COMPOUND MICROSCOPE FOR OPAKE AND TRANPARENT OBJECTS RECENTLY ADDED TO SITE AND COLLECTION
3/10/24 c. 1935 GERMAN ZEISS APLANATIC THREAD COUNTER THREAD COUNTER RECENTLY ADDED TO SITE AND COLLECTION
2023 - ENGLISH POWELL & LEALAND OBLIQUE ILLUMINATOR REPRODUCTION -- RECENTLY ADDED TO SITE; COLLECTION OF DR JURRIAAN De GROOT
12/30/23 c.1862 ENGLISH SMITH & BECK LARGE FIRST CLASS BINOCULAR MICROSCOPE LARGE BEST No 1 Rimington's RECENTLY ADDED TO SITE; COLLECTION OF DR JURRIAAN De GROOT
12/30/23 c.1870 ENGLISH ATTRIB. TO SMITH & BECK BUNDLE OF GLASS PLATES SUBSTAGE POLARIZER BUNDLE OF GLASS POLARIZER polarizer RECENTLY ADDED TO SITE AND COLLECTION
12/30/23 c.1910 ENGLISH W. WATSON & SONS LTD COMPOUND VAN HEURCK MICROSCOPE GRAND VAN HEURCK microscope SECTION OF HISTORY OF THE FIRST VAN HEURCK MICROSCOPE RECENTLY REVISED
11/07/23 c.1910 LIKELY GERMAN FOR THE ENGLISH MARKET {?) STEINDORFF COMPOUND MONOCULAR MICROSCOPE ? microscope RECENTLY ADDED TO SITE AND COLLECTION
11/07/23 c.1844 ENGLISH A. ROSS LARGE COMPOUND MONOCULAR MICROSCOPE No 1 Ross 161 RECENTLY ADDED TO SITE AND COLLECTION
10/25/23 ARTICLE: HOW TO MAKE A REPLACEMENT RACK FOR A MICROSCOPE rack An article on how to make a straight-toothed replacement rack by hand.
9/10/23 c.1897 ENGLISH BECK CONTINENTAL TYPE MONOCULAR COMPOUND MICROSCOPE IMPROVED CONTINENTAL MICROSCOPE WITH SUBSTAGE-No 29a RZ Recently added to site and collection.
6/17/23 c.1885 ENGLISH ROSS ROSS-ZENTMAYER MICROSCOPE No 1. PATENT MICROSCOPE RZ Recently added to site and collection.
6/17/23 c.1885 ENGLISH ROSS COMPOUND CONTINENTAL MONOCULAR MICROSCOPE ECLIPSE eclipse Recently added to site from another private collection
6/17/23 c.1840s ENGLISH YEATES(A) COMPRESSOR YEATES COMPRESSOR Yeates Compressor Recently added to site from another private collection
6/17/23 c.1900 ENGLISH SWIFT COMPRESSOR PIPER'S REVERSIBLE COMPRESSOR Piper Compressor Recently added to site and collection
6/17/23 c.1885 ENGLISH ROSS COMPOUND ACHROMATIC MONOCULAR MICROSCOPE No.4 Ross #4 Microscope Recently added to site and collection
6/3/23 c.1883 GERMAN LEITZ COMPOUND ACHROMATIC MONOCULAR MICROSCOPE MODEL No.3 Leitz Microscope Recently added to site and collection
4/3/23 c.1933 AMERICAN SPENCER COMPOUND ACHROMATIC MONOCULAR MICROSCOPE MODEL No. 18 Spencer Microscope Recently added to site and collection
3/2/23 c.1850 ENGLISH ANDREW ROSS ACHROMATIC SUBSTAGE CONDENSER GILLETTE Gillette Substage Condenser Recently added to site
1/21/23 c.1900 FRENCH ? COMPOUND MONOCULAR SMALL DEMONSTRATION MICROSCOPE ? small brass demo microscope Recently added to site and collection.
1/21/23 c.1874 ENGLISH POWELL & LEALAND COMPOUND MONOCULAR BAR LIMB MICROSCOPE NUMBER 1 P and L No 1 microscope Recently added to site and collection.
10/1/22 c.1896 AMERICAN BAUSCH & LOMB COMPOUND MONOCULAR HANDHELD DEMONSTRATION MICROSCOPE MODEL O demo microscope Recently added to site and collection.
10/1/22 c.1885 AMERICAN L.SCHRAUER COMPOUND MONOCLAR MICROSCOPE PHYSICIANS schrauer microscope Recently added to site and collection.
9/12/22 19th to early 20th C. FRENCH/ENGLISH UNKNOWN MODIFIED FRENCH MICROSCOPE WITH UNUSUAL MECHANICAL STAGE - Modified microscope This is a Craftsman Modified microscope. Recently added to site and collection.
9/12/22 c. 1881 ENGLISH H.P. AYLWARD SELF-CENTERING MICROSCOPE SLIDE RINGING TURNTABLE CONCENTRIC Concentric Turntable Recently added to site and collection.
9/11/22 c. 1918 ENGLISH H.F.ANGUS & Co. GAS MICROSCOPE LAMP BARNARD'S MICROSCOPE LAMP Gas Lamp Recently added to site and collection.
9/11/22 ---- ----- ----- ARTICLE ABOUT HISTORY OF ILLUMINATION SOURCES FOR THE MICROSCOPE FROM CANDLES TO LED's ----- lamphx REVISED
9/11/22 c. 1934 ENGLISH W WATSON & SONS Ltd COMPOUND MONOCULAR LISTER LIMB MICROSCOPE THE RESEARCH Research Recently added to site and collection.
9/2/22 19th to 20th C ENGLISH KLAUS KEMP AND OTHERS ARRANGED SLIDES OF BUTTERFLY SCALES AND DIATOMS - arranged Recently added to site.
8/28/22 1845-50 ENGLISH CARPENTER AND WESTLEY (A) COMPOUND MICROSCOPE - Carpenter and Westley Microscope Recently added to site; collection of, and written by, Dr Jurriaan de Groot
08/20/22 1878s GERMAN CARL ZEISS EARLY VERSION OF ABBE APERTOMETER - Abbe Apertometer Recently added to site and collection.
06/26/22 1870s AUSTRIAN PLOSSL & CO COMPOUND STRAIGHT LIMB MICROSCOPE ? Plossl Recently added to site and collection, with revised history of the Abbe Apertometer.
06/26/22 1844 ENGLISH POWELL & LEALAND COMPOUND TRIPOD BAR LIMB MICROSCOPE NEW MICROSCOPE P & L 1844 Recently added to site, collection of Dr Jurriaan de Groot.
05/14/22 c.1907 ENGLISH R & J BECK EIKONOMETER WRIGHT'S EIKONOMETER Eikonometer Recently added to site and collection.
04/22/22 c.1878 AMERICAN BAUSCH & LOMB COMPOUND LISTER LIMB PHYSICIAN'S (2nd Form) Physicians Recently added to site and collection.
04/22/22 c.1830-35 ENGLISH DOLLOND COMPOUND JONES MOST IMPROVED TYPE ---- dollond JMI Collection of Jurriaan de Groot; Recently added to site.
04/22/22 c.1837-47 ENGLISH WATKINS & HILL COMPOUND ---- Watkins & Hill Collection of Jurriaan de Groot; Recently added to site.
03/15/22 c.1865 ENGLISH ATTRIBUTED TO SMITH BECK & BECK TUBE APERTOMETER ---- Beck Apertometer Collection of Jurriaan de Groot; Recently added to site.
01/12/22 c.1838-46 ENGLISH ATTRIBUTED TO ANDREW PRITCHARD PORTABLE MONOCULAR COMPOUND MICROSCOPE ---- P & L microscope Collection of Jurriaan de Groot; Recently added to site.
01/12/22 c.1878-80 ENGLISH POWELL & LEALAND 1854 COMPOUND MICROSCOPE IMPROVED LARGE FIRST CLASS MICROSCOPE P & L microscope Collection of Jurriaan de Groot; Recently added to site.
01/12/22 c.1878-80 AMERICAN ROBERT TOLLES AND CHARLES X. DALTON ARTICLE ON THE VARIOUS MODELS OF BOSTON OPTICAL WORKS MICROSCOPES microscopes Recently added to site
01/12/22 c.1878-80 AMERICAN SIDLE SELF-CENTERING MICROSCOPE SLIDE RINGING TURNTABLE The CONGRESS Sidle TT Recently added to site and collection
01/12/22/td> c.1890 AMERICAN LYMAN McINTOSH MICROSCOPE SLIDE RINGING TURNTABLE McIntosh TT Recently added to site and collection
01/12/22 c.1885 AMERICAN EZRA GRIFFITH SELF-CENTERING MICROSCOPE SLIDE RINGING TURNTABLE Griffith TT Recently added to site and collection
1/12/22 This recreation 2018(Original: c. 1887-1890) ENGLISH Recreation of a Powell & Lealand Microscope by Dr Jurriaan de Groot ARTICLE ON THE POWELL & LEALAND MICROSCOPE ASSOCIATED WITH E.M. NELSON 'NELSON'S PORTABLE' OR THE JUBILEE MICROSCOPE Jubilee Microscopes Revised with additions; collection of Dr Jurriaan de Groot
01/12/22 c.1870 AMERICAN cC.X. DALTON MONOCULAR LISTER LIMB COMPOUND MICROSCOPE BOSTON OPTICAL WORKS MODIFIED STUDENT STAND dalton student Recently added to site; collection of Tom Schwan
01/12/22 c.1870 AMERICAN W.H. BULLOCH BINOCULAR LISTER LIMB MICROSCOPE SERIAL #32 Bulloch #32 Recently added to site and collection
07/09/21 c.1918 AMERICAN BAUSCH & LOMB Coddington Magnifier for Motion Picture Use A SYSTEM MOTION PICTURE MAGNIFIER Edison Photo viewer Recently added to site and collection
07/09/21 c. 1880s ENGLISH CHARLES COLLINS MONOCULAR COMPOUND STUDENT MICROSCOPE HISTOLOGICAL Collins Histological microscope Recently added to site and collection
06/14/21 c. 1895 GERMANY VOIGT & HOCHGESANG MONOCULAR COMP0UND PETRORAPHIC MICROSCOPE -- voigt hochgesang microscope Recently added to site and collection
05/25/21 c. 4th qtr 19th C ENGLAND BECK BINOCULAR COMP0UND MICROSCOPE THE INTERNATIONAL International microscope Article Recently added to site about the international microscopes; not in this collection
05/25/21 c. 1900 U.S.A. BAUSCH & LOMB DEMONSTRATION MICROSCOPE DEMONSTRATION MICROSCOPE demo microscope Recently added to site and collection
05/25/21 1886 U.S.A. BOSTON OPTICAL WORKS (DALTON) LARGE COMPOUND BINOCULAR MICROSCOPE 'A' dalton microscope Recently extensively revised and returned to collection
04/26/21 c. 1922 U.S.A. BAUSCH & LOMB PORTABLE METALLURGICAL MICROSCOPE BHM bhm microscope Recently added to site and collection
04/11/21 late 19th through mid 20th C. VARIOUS VARIOUS BOTTLES FOR IMMERSION OIL - Immersion oil bottles REVISED with additional information.
04/04/21 late 19th through mid 20th C. VARIOUS VARIOUS BOTTLES FOR IMMERSION OILD - Immersion oil bottles Article about Immersio Oil Bottles
3/07/21 c. 1921 AMERICAN BAUSCH AND LOMB DEMONSTRATION MICROSCOPE DEMONSTRATION MICROSCOPE B L Demo microscope Recently added to site & collection.
2/21/21 c. 1840's FRENCH SOLD BY HUETTE BUT LIKELY MADE BY BURON LARGE PORTABLE MICROSCOPE LARGE MICROSCOPE WITH FOLDING TRIPOD huette-buron microscope Recently added to site & collection.
2/21/21 c. 1908 ENGLISH W.WATSON & SONS PORTABLE COMPOUND MICROSCOPE FRAM fram microscope Recently added to site & collection.
12/27/20 c. 1840's ENGLISH -?- STAGE GONIOMETER microscope stage goniometer Recently added to site & collection.
12/05/20 c. 1885 AMERICAN WALTER BULLOCH SLIDE-RINGING TURNTABLE centering slide-ringing turntable Recently added to site & collection.
11/10/20 c. 1925 GERMAN ? COMPOUND THREAD COUNTING MICROSCOPE 'MACHINENSPINNE' compound thread counter microscope Recently added to site & collection.
10/16/20 c. 1855 ENGLISH ? LARGE DOUBLE PILLAR COMPOUND MICROSCOPE ? 2 pillar compound microscope Recently added to site
Collection of Dr Jurriaan de Groot.
10/16/20 2nd half 19th C ENGLISH R. & J. BECK or ROSS SCHIEK-TYPE LEVER COMPRESSOR 'LEVER COMPRESSOR' lever compressor Recently added to site.
9/10/20 Early 20th C ENGLISH R. & J. BECK WRIGHT EIKONOMETER -- eikonometer Recently added to site, images courtesy Phil Greaves.
9/10/20 late 19th to early 20th C ENGLISH W. WATSON HISTORY OF THE VAN HEURK MICROSCOPES -- VH history Recently revised article.
9/10/20 c.1897 ENGLISH W. WATSON COMPOUND MONOCULAR MICROSCOPE 'No 4 VAN HEURCK B' VH B Recently added to site, private collection.
8/21/20 c.1840 ENGLISH ANDREW PRITCHARD(A) COMPOUND MONOCULAR MICROSCOPE 'APLANTIC ENGISCOPE' Pritchard engiscope Recently added to site, collection of, and written by, Dr Jurriaan de Groot.
8/21/20 c.1880 ENGLISH JOHN BROWNING LOWER POWER TRIPLET MAGNIFIER 'PLATYSCOPIC MAGNIFIER' Browning Platyscopic magnifier Recently added to site and collection.
8/13/20 c.1854 ENGLISH ANDREW PRITCHARD LARGE COMPOUND MICROSCOPE 'MASSIVE ENGISCOPE' Pritchard Massive microscope Recently added to site, written by and collection of, Dr Jurriaan de Groot
8/11/20 c.1880 ENGLISH JOHN BROWNING PORTABLE COMPOUND MICROSCOPE 'NEW PORTABLE MICROSCOPE' browning portable microscope History of John Browning Recently Revised.
7/12/20 ---- ----- ----- ARTICLE ABOUT HISTORY OF ILLUMINATION SOURCES FOR THE MICROSCOPE FROM CANDLES TO LED's ----- lamphx Recently added to site.
6/12/20 c.1930 GERMAN ERNST LEITZ COMPOUND MONOCULAR PETROGRAPHIC MICROSCOPE ACCESSORY KIT 'MINOR 5 MINERALOGICAL ACCESSORY KIT' leitz minor pol microscope Recently added to site and collection.
5/30/20 c.1890 GERMAN PAUL WAECHTER (ATTRIB) COMPOUND MONOCULAR DEMONSTRATION OR SALON OR CLASS ROOM MICROSCOPE 'STATIV VIII' Waechter Demonstration Microscope Recently added to site and collection.
5/26/20 c.1810-1826 ENGLISH SOLD BY SCHMALCALDER TRANSITIONAL BOX-MOUNTED COMPOUND MICROSCOPE --- box mounted microscope Recently added to site; collection of Dr. Jurriaan de Groot.
5/18/20 c.1810 ENGLISH UNKNOWN CAMERA LUCIDA-SIMPLE MICROSCOPE --- lucida microscope Recently added to site; collection of Dr. Joseph Zeligs.
5/9/20 c.1850 ENGLISH POWELL & LEALAND COMPOUND MONOCULAR MICROSCOPE 'STUDENT' or IRON MICROSCOPE iron microscope Recently added to site; collection of Dr. Jurriaan de Groot.
5/9/20 c.1905 ENGLISH BAKER COMPOUND MONOCULAR MICROSCOPE 'NELSON No 1a MICROSCOPE' Nelson 1a microscope Recently revised with additional details and images about the stage and substage and comparison to the Powell & Leland No 1.
5/1/20 1843-1867 ENGLISH POWELL & LEALAND ARTICLE COMPARING THE ORIGINAL 1843 BAR LIMB MONOCULAR COMPOUND MICROSCOPE TO THE 1867 No 3 MODEL 'New Microscope' AND 'No 3' P & L Microscope Newly added to site.
5/1/20 1867 ENGLISH POWELL & LEALAND BAR LIMB MONOCULAR COMPOUND MICROSCOPE 'No 3' P & L Microscope Newly added to site; collection of, and text by, Dr Jurriaan de Groot.>
4/11/20 1843 ENGLISH POWELL & LEALAND BAR LIMB MONOCULAR COMPOUND MICROSCOPE 'NEW MICROSCOPE' P & L Microscope Recently revised and expanded in many areas
4/11/20 1843 ENGLISH POWELL & LEALAND BAR LIMB MONOCULAR COMPOUND MICROSCOPE 'NEW MICROSCOPE' P & L Microscope Recently added to site and collection
3/24/20 c.1880-1945 ENGLISH ? DARKER-LEESON MECHANICAL SELENITE STAGE WITH 4 SELENITES IN A CAN - Selenite stage Recently added to site and collection
3/21/20 c.1925 GERMAN ERNST LEITZ SIMPLE MICROSCOPE WITH 3 POWERS 'TASCHENMIKROSKOP Leitz pocket microscope Recently added to site and collection
3/21/20 c.1810 ENGLISH MATHEW BERGE COMPOUND BOX MOUNTED MONOCULAR MICROSCOPE ? Nelson 1a microscope Recently added to site, collection of Dr Jurriaan de Groot
3/21/20 c.1900 ENGLISH BAKER COMPOUND MONOCULAR MICROSCOPE 'NELSON No 1a MICROSCOPE' Nelson 1a microscope Recently added to site and collection
2/1/20 c.1877 ENGLISH JAMES SWIFT PERRY-ARM PRESENTATION BINOCULAR MICROSCOPE 'PRESENTATION MICROSCOPE' Swift Presentation microscope Recently added to site and collection
1/7/20 c.1858-65 ENGLISH SMITH & BECK FIRST CLASS COMPOUND LISTER LIMB BINOCULAR MICROSCOPE 'BEST NO. 1' Smith Beck Best No 1 Recently added to site and collection
1/4/20 c.2nd Qtr 20th C. ENGLISH W. WATSON & SONS LTD PORTABLE COMPOUND MONOCULAR MICROSCOPE 'THE NATURALIST' Naturalist Recently added to site and collection
1/4/20 c.1877 GERMAN HARTNACK LARGE COMPOUND MONOCULAR MICROSCOPE 'THE GRAND MODEL OR STAND VII' Hartnack Grand Recently added to site and collection
9/7/19 c.1944 AMERICAN SPENCER MICRO HARDNESS TESTER 'THE MICROCHARACTER' Microcharacter Recently added to site and collection
9/7/19 c.1879-86 AMERICAN BAUSCH & LOMB SMALL LISTER LIMB COMPOUND MICROSCOPE 'AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST COMPOUND MICROSCOPE' (early version) Am Ag Comp Recently added to site and collection
8/12/19 c.1836-7 ENGLISH ANDREW ROSS EARLY LISTER LIMB COMPOUND MICROSCOPE --- Ross Recently added to site; collection of Dr Jurriaan De Groot
8/03/19 c.1875 ENGLISH or GERMAN JOHN BROWNING (A) SQUARE FACED COVER GLASS MICROMETER --- square CGM Recently Revised 8/03/19 and recently added to site and collection(2019)
7/21/19 c. 1882 AMERICAN BAUSCH & LOMB LISTER LIMB 'PROFESSIONAL' MODEL Recently added to site and collection
7/13/19 c. 1850 ENGLISH ANDREW ROSS ARTICLE ABOUT DARKER'S ROTATING STACKED SELENITE APPARATUS STACK OF DARKER'S SELENITES Article about the evolution and characteristics of Darker's Rotating Stacked Selenite Apparatus
7/13/19 c. 1850 ENGLISH ANDREW ROSS ARTICLE ABOUT DOUBLE IMAGE PRISM EYECAPS DOUBLE IMAGE PRISM Article about the Double image prism and related experiments
7/7//19 c. 1847 ENGLISH ANDREW ROSS BAR LIMB MICROSCOPE FIRST CLASS MICROSCOPE Ross Microscope Recently added to collection and site
6/29//19 2nd half 19th into 20th C AMERICAN, ENGLISH,FRENCH AND GERMAN ---------------- ARTICLE ON HISTORY OF COVERSLIP MICROMETERS ------- coverslip micrometers Recently revised
6/29/19 c.1875 ENGLISH JOHN BROWNING (A) SQUARE FACED COVER GLASS MICROMETER --- square CGM Recently Revised 8/03/19 and recently added to site and collection
4/2/19 c.1765 ENGLISH BENJAMIN MARTIN UNIVERSAL MICROSCOPE COMPENDIUM --- martin compendium Recently added to site from another collection
4/2/19 c.1920 ENGLISH CHARLES HEARSON & CO, LTD MICROSCOPE STAGE SLIDE INCUBATOR 'INCUBATOR FOR THE MICROSCOPE STAGE' Stage Warmer Recently added to site and collection.
4/2/19 c. 1840 ENGLISH RETAILED BY DOLLOND, LIKELY MADE BY H. POWELL LISTER LIMB MICROSCOPE ---- Powell micro Recently added to site; collection of Dr Jurriaan de Groot
3/19//19 c. 1915 ENGLISH THIRD HAND COMPANY THE 'THIRD HAND MAGNIFIER' THIRD HAND th micro Recently added to site and collection
3/9//19 2nd Half 19th C. AMERICAN BAUSCH & LOMB THE 'PRAIRIE FARMER' MICROSCOPE PRAIRIE FARMER pf micro Recently added to site, from another private collection
3/9//19 2nd Half 19th C. AMERICAN BAUSCH & LOMB ARTICLE ON HISTORY OF BAUSCH & LOMB SIMPLE AND other 'AGRICULTURAL' MICROSCOPES VARIOUS B & L Ag scopes Recently revised with additional information and link
2/24//19 mid 19th to 20th C. AMERICAN, ENGLISH,FRENCH AND GERMAN ---------------- ARTICLE ON HISTORY OF VERTICAL ILLUMINATION AND VERTICAL ILLUMINATORS ------- vertical illuminators Recently added to site
2/24//19 c. 1895 AMERICAN, ENGLISH,FRENCH AND GERMAN ---------------- ARTICLE ON HISTORY OF COVERSLIP MICROMETERS ------- coverslip micrometers Recently revised with added forms and illustrations
2/23//19 c. 1887 AMERICAN BAUSCH & LOMB PORTABLE COMPOUND MICROSCOPE WITH TURNTABLE FOOT 'IMPROVED GRIFFITH CLUB MICROSCOPE' Griffith Club Microscope Recently revised with more historical information and information about serial numbers.
2/12/19 c. 1915 ENGLISH SWIFT COMPOUND METALLURGICAL SURFACE MICROSCOPE 'STEAD WORKSHOP MICROSCOPE' Stead Microscopes Recently Added to Site and Collection
10/3/18 c. 1896 GERMAN EDMUND GAILLARD COMPOUND TEXTILE/THREAD COUNTING MICROSCOPE 'VAGUS B2' Gaillard Microscopes Revised 1/27/19
1/21/19 c. 1850 onward AMERICAN, ENGLISH Various Simple Short Tripod Microscopes Various Names Tripod Microscopes Newly added to site.
12/24/18 ----- ------- POWERPOINT PRESENTATION ON HISTORY OF THE MICROSCOPE ------ Microscopes Newly added to site; PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A VERY LARGE FILE AND WILL TAKE A LONG TIME TO DOWNLOAD.
12/23/18 c. 1870 AMERICAN HENRY CRAIG Simple Microscope with a Drum fitting CRAIG Craig Microscopes Newly added to site; includes original slides and one of the earliest known American Microphotographs.
Extensively Revised 12/17/18 1930's-1980's ENGLISH McArthur, Watson, Hearson, Kirk, etc ARTICLE ON THE HISTORY OF COMPOUND PORTABLE McARTHUR-TYPE MICROSCOPES Various McArthur Microscopes REVISED ARTICLE
Revised 12/17/18 1930's-1959 ENGLISH ATTRIBUTED TO CHARLES HEARSON COMPOUND PORTABLE McARTHUR-TYPE MICROSCOPE ? Hearson McArthur Microscope Recently added to collection.
12/01/18 1887-1896 ENGLISH BAKER COMPOUND PORTABLE 'TRAVELING' MICROSCOPE 'NEW PORTABLE TRAVELING MICROSCOPE' Baker New Traveling Microscopes Recently added to site.
11/17/18 19th to 20th C. ENGLISH, FRENCH, GERMAN MANY ARTICLE ON THE HISTORY OF THE STUDENT OR 'TOY' FORMS OF THE 'MARTIN' OR 'DRUM' MICROSCOPE' DRUM MICROSCOPES Martin Drum Microscopes Recently added to site.
11/12/18 18th to 20th C. ENGLISH, FRENCH, GERMAN MANY ARTICLE ON THE HISTORY OF THE 'MARTIN POCKET' OR 'DRUM' MICROSCOPE' DRUM MICROSCOPES Martin Drum Microscopes Recently added to site, thanks to the help of other private collectors who contributed images.
11/12/18 Late 19th to Early 20th C. ENGLISH SWIFT (A) COMBINED LIGHT FILTER & BULLSEYE CONDENSER 'LIGHT MODIFIER' Swift Light Modifier Recently added to site and collection.
10/3/18 c. 1st Third 20th C. FRENCH ---- COMPOUND TEXTILE/THREAD COUNTING MICROSCOPE ----- Compound Portable Thread countin Microscopes Recently added to site.
10/3/18 c. 1896 GERMAN EDMUND GAILLARD COMPOUND TEXTILE/THREAD COUNTING MICROSCOPE 'VAGUS B2' Gaillard Microscopes Recently added to site and collection.
8/29//18 18th to early 19th century Various Various COVERINGS FOR THE TUBES AND SUPPORTS FOR THE TUBES OF ANTIQUE MICROSCOPES WITH SPECIAL ATTENTION TO SHAGREEN --- coverings for tubes of antique microscopes Recently added to site.
8/29//18 1770's ENGLISH BENJAMIN MARTIN (A) CULPEPER TYPE MICROSCOPE --- martin culpeper microscope Newly added to site, previously, but no longer, in the collection
8/29//18 c. 1790 ENGLISH GEO ADAMS THE YOUNGER CULPEPER TYPE MICROSCOPE --- adams culpeper microscope Newly added to site, previously, but no longer, in the collection
8/09//18 1989 AMERICAN-ENGLISH NORLAND and KIRK McARTHUR TYPE INTERFEROMETER MICROSCOPE INTERFEROMETER mcarthur interferometer Newly added to site and collection, courtesy of Yuval Goren
7/14//18 c. 1930's to present ENGLISH J McArthur and Others ARTICLE ON HISTORY OF McARTHUR TYPE MICROSCOPES ----- mcarthur models Extensively Revised Article
6/2//18 This recreation 2018(Original: c. 1887-1890) ENGLISH Recreation of a Powell & Lealand Microscope by Dr Jurriaan de Groot ARTICLE ON THE POWELL & LEALAND MICROSCOPE ASSOCIATED WITH E.M. NELSON 'NELSON'S PORTABLE' OR THE JUBILEE MICROSCOPE Jubilee Microscopes Recently added to site; collection of Dr Jurriaan de Groot
6/2//18 1878 ENGLISH POWELL & LEALAND The Powell & Lealand No. 1 Outfit 'No 1' BINOCULAR No 1 by P & L Recently added to site; from another private collection
6/2//18 c. 1870's-1900's ENGLISH C. BAKER Co. and Powell & Lealand ARTICLE ON HISTORY OF MICROSCOPES ASSOCIATED WITH E.M. NELSON ----- NELSON MODELS Recently added to site
6/2//18 c. 1895 ENGLISH C. BAKER Co. NELSON-CURTIES MICROSCOPE 'NELSON No 2' NELSON NO 2 EARLIER MODEL Recently added to site and collection
6/2//18 c. 1875 ENGLISH JAMES HOW (A) BEALE-TYPE DEMONSTRATION MICROSCOPE ------- How Demo Scope Recently added to site and collection
5/29//18 c. 1895 AMERICAN, ENGLISH,FRENCH AND GERMAN ---------------- ARTICLE ON HISTORY OF COVERSLIP MICROMETERS ------- coverslip micrometers Recently added to site
5/29//18 c. 1895 AMERICAN BAUSCH & LOMB SCREW COVERSLIP MICROMETER 'COVER-GLASS GAUGE' coverslip micrometer Recently added to site and collection
5/24//18 c. 1863 ENGLISH PARKES & SON (A) COMBINED SIMPLE AND COMPOUND DISSECTING MICROSCOPE, HUXLEY-TYPE 'IMPROVED DISSECTING MICROSCOPE' dissecting microscope Recently added to site and collection
5/24//18 c. 1900 GERMAN CARL ZEISS COVERGLASS MICROMETER 'DECKGLASTASTER' coverglass tester Recently added to site and collection
5/16//18 1878 ENGLISH POWELL & LEALAND FIRST CLASS COMPOUND BINOCULAR BAR LIMB MICROSCOPE 'THE NUMBER 1' Powell and Lealand Number 1 Recently added to site from another private collection.
5/15//18 c. 1865 AMERICAN JOS. ZENTMAYER FIRST CLASS COMPOUND MONOCULAR JACKSON LIMB MICROSCOPE 'GRAND AMERICAN MICROSCOPE' Zentmayer's Grand American Microscope Recently revised after the microscope was restored.
5/04//17 c. 1887 AMERICAN BAUSCH & LOMB PORTABLE COMPOUND MICROSCOPE WITH TURNTABLE FOOT 'IMPROVED GRIFFITH CLUB MICROSCOPE' Griffith Club Microscope Recently revised to reflect additional parts for supporting the lamp.
12/24/17 1876 USA GEORGE WALE COMPOUND MICROSCOPE --?-- Microscope Newly added to site and collection.
12/18/17 19th to 20th C. USA B & L HAND MAGNIFIER HAND MAGNIFIER No. 50 Microscope Newly added to site and collection.
12/18/17 ---- ---- ---- GLOSSARY OF TERMS USED IN MICROSCOPY ---- Microscope Revised with Many additions and expanded discussions.
11/8/17 c. 1920'S GERMANY ZEISS APERTOMETER ABBE APERTOMETER abbe apertometer Newly added to site and collection
11/8/17 c. 1950'S ENGLAND BRITEX Compound Portable Compound Microscope 'MINOR' Britex Minor microscope Newly added to site
11/01/17 c. 1950'S AUSTRIA MERKER Compound Drum Pocket Microscope 'UKM' Merker UKM Pocket microscope Newly added to site
10/26/17 c. 1924 U.S.A. Bausch & Lomb Compound Pocket Microscope 'Pocket Microscope No.40' B & L Pocket microscope Newly added to site
10/26/17 c. 1935 U.S.A. Bausch & Lomb Compound Portable Microscope 'Little Gem Microscope' Little Gem microscope Newly added to site
10/21/17 c. 2nd Qtr 20th C. Germany Emil Busch Pocket Compound Portable Microscope 'Pocket Microscope' busch pocket microscope Newly added to site
10/21/17 c. 1830-1988 ---- ---- ARTICLE ABOUT
MICROSCOPE COMPRESSORIA		 compressors Revised with additional examples
10/21/17 c. 3rd Qtr. 20th C. Poland P.Z.O. Ultraportable Compound & Demonstration Microscope 'Mipro' Mipro microscopeRecently added to site
10/13/17 c. 1920's-60's Germany Hensholdt Article about the Tami, Metami and Protami series of microscopes 'Tami, Metami and Protami' tami and metami and Protami microscopeRecently added to site
10/13/17 c. 1920's-30's Germany Hensholdt 'Pocket' but actually just a portable or field Microscope 'Protami' Protami microscopeRecently added to site
10/13/17 c. 1920's Germany Hensholdt Pocket Microscope 'Metami' Metami microscopeRecently added to site
10/13/17 c. 1950's Germany Hensholdt Pocket Microscope 'Tami' Tami microscopeRecently added to site
10/13/17 c. 1920's Germany Hensholdt Pocket Microscope 'Tami' Tami microscopeRecently added to site
9/28/17 c. 1975 England Scientific Optics Ltd McArthur-type Polarizing Microscope 'Open University Model, Polarized light Version' OU Pole microscopeRecently added to site and collection.
9/17/17 c. 1870 Made in France for the American Market Sold by Laban Heath Table Magnifier 'Magnifier' Laban Heath Simpe microscopeRecently added to site and collection.
9/16/17; revised 9/19/19 c. 1840's French C. Chevalier Compound and Simple Horizontal and Universal 'MICROSCOPE ACHROMATIQUE UNIVERSEL' Chevalier Horizontal and Universal microscopeRecently added to site and returned to the collection.
9/05/17 c. 1860's English M Pillischer Compound Bar Limb microscope with Pillischer stage ' 5 PRIZE MEDAL MICROSCOPE' Pillischer Prize microscopeFrom Dr Jurriaan de Groot's Collection; Recently added to site with his kind collaboration and assistance.
9/1/17 c. 1980's English Kirk Engineering Handheld Combined Metallurgical and Surface inspection McArthur Microscope '6005 and 6006 ENGINEERING MICROSCOPES' McArthur Metallurical microscopeRecently added to site and collection
8/30/17 c. 1850's English M Pillischer Handheld Simple Pocket microscope with integral stage 'LENTICULAR MICROSCOPE' Lenticular microscopeRecently added to site and collection
8/10/17 c. 1903 American Patented by Boehm COMBINED TWEEZERS AND MAGNIFIER 'COMBINED TWEEZERS AND MAGNIFYING GLASS' tweezer microscopeRecently added to site
7/28/17 c. 1900 French (A) Deyrolle (A) SMALL STUDENT SIMPLE DISSECTING MICROSCOPE 'MODEL O' MICROSCOPE' Deyrolle microscopeRecently added to site, but no longer in collection
7/28/17 c. 1900 French (A) Deyrolle (A) SMALL STUDENT COMPOUND MICROSCOPE 'MODEL A' MICROSCOPE' Deyrolle microscopeRecently added to site
7/24/17 c. 1884 English W Watson & Sons BULLOCH TYPE COMPOUND MICROSCOPE 'PORTABLE SWINGING MIRROR AND SUBSTAGE MICROSCOPE' Watson Bulloch Biological microscopeRecently added to site, but not in this collection
7/22/17 c. last 3rd 19th C. French (A) ---- DOUBLE PILLAR COMPOUND MICROSCOPE ---- double pillar microscopeRecently added to site and collection
7/21/17 c. 1800 English ---- SIMPLE
DISSECTING MICROSCOPE		 ---- dissecting microscopeNewly added to site and collection
7/21/17 c. 1870's English Field & Son COMPOUND & SIMPLE
DISSECTING MICROSCOPE
& SLIDE PREP KIT		 'UNIVERSAL DISSECTING AND MOUNTING MICROSCOPE' dissecting & mounting microscopeAddended with additional accesories and details
7/4/17 19th C. French ----- COVERSLIP MICROMETER --- coverslip micrometerNewly added to site
6/24/17 19th C. English ----- IMPROVED NACHET TYPE OF CAMERA LUCIDA --- nachet type camera lucidaNewly added to site and collection
6/24/17 19th C. English ----- INK TYPE OBJECT MARKER --- objecti markerNewly added to site and collection
6/19/17 c. 1837 English ANDREW ROSS EARLIEST FORM OF MICROSCOPE OBJECTIVE WITH CORRECTION COLLAR --- correction collar objectiveNewly added to site and collection
6/19/17 c. 1910 English R. & J. BECK MICROSCOPE CAMERA 'GORDON'S APPARATUS FOR PHOTOMICROGRAPHY' Gordon CameraNewly added to site and collection
6/15/17 c. 1870's English Field & Son COMPOUND & SIMPLE
DISSECTING MICROSCOPE
& SLIDE PREP KIT		 'UNIVERSAL DISSECTING AND MOUNTING MICROSCOPE' dissecting & mounting microscopeNewly added to site and collection
2/27/17 c. 3rd qtr 19th C. English James Parkes & Son (A) STUDENT MICROSCOPE ? parkes microscopeNewly added to site and collection; an example of a 'restored' instrument
2/27/17 c. 1st qTR 20th C. English James Swift & Son (A) MICROSCOPE LAMP 'NELSON-DALLINGER' MODEL microscope lamp Newly Identified as sold by Swift and Son
5/24//17 c. 1900 ENGLISH J. SWIFT & SON PETROGRAPHIC MICROSCOPE WITH GEARED SYNCHRONOUS ROTATION OF ANALYZER AND POLARIZER 'NEW PETROLOGICAL' OR THE 'DICK PETROLOGICAL' MICROSCOPE' Dick Petro Microscope Recently added to site and collection
5/24//17 c. 1900 ENGLISH J. SWIFT & SON LARGE WALE LIMB COMPOUND MICROSCOPE THE 'PARAGON' MICROSCOPE' Paragon Microscope Recently added to site and collection
5/04//17 c. 1887 AMERICAN BAUSCH & LOMB PORTABLE COMPOUND MICROSCOPE WITH TURNTABLE FOOT 'IMPROVED GRIFFITH CLUB MICROSCOPE' Griffith Club Microscope Recently added to site and collection, extensively revised
4/14//17 c. 1st Qtr 20th C. --?-- --?-- HANDHELD SMALL DEMONSTRATION MICROSCOPE ---- Small Demo Microscope Recently added to site
3/30//17 c. 2nd Qtr 20th C. FRENCH --?-- POCKET COMPOUND MICROSCOPE 'UNIVERSAL MICROSCOPE' compound pocket Microscope Recently added to site
3/27//17 c. 4th Qtr 19th C. ENGLISH ? SHORT SIMPLE MICROSCOPE FOR OPAQUE OBJECTS ---- short simple Microscope Recently added to site
3/12//17 c. 1880 FRENCH ? SMALL STUDENT MICROSCOPE ---- French pocket Microscope Recently added to site
3/12//17 c. middle third of 19th C. FRENCH GAUDIN ROCK CRYSTAL LENSED SIMPLE MICROSCOPE ---- Gaudin Microscope Recently added to site
3/12//17 c. 1st half 20th C. FRENCH ---- CAMERA LUCIDA FOR DRAWING ---- chrome camera lucida Recently added to site and collection
3/12/17 c. 1st qTR 19th C. English ---- CAMERA LUCIDA FOR DRAWING ---- early brass camera lucida Recently added to site and collection
3/12/17 c. 1st qTR 20th C. English W. WATSON & SONS LTD DIAMOND OBJECT MARKER ---- microscope diamond object marker Recently added to site and collection
3/12/17 c. 1st qTR 20th C. English W. WATSON & SONS LTD Rousselet type Livebox ---- microscope livebox Newly added to site and collection
3/12/17 19th-20th C. English, French, American various article about camera lucidas for the microscope ---- microscope camera lucidas Newly added to site
2/27/17 c. 1st qTR 20th C. English James Swift & Son MICROSCOPE LAMP ---- microscope lamp Newly added to site
3/3/17 English ARTICLE ON MICROSCOPE LAMPS ---- microscope lamps Newly added to site
2/27/17 c. 1st qTR 20th C. English unknown MICROSCOPE LAMP ---- microscope lamp Newly added to site and Collection
2/23/17 c. 4th qTR 19TH C. English J.B. DANCER (A) COMPOUND CLOTH INSPECTION MICROSCOPE ---- Dancer cloth micro Newly added to site and Collection
2/10/17 ---- English, French, and American ---- Article about Frog and Fish Plates ---- frogplates Newly added to site
2/5/17 c. 1920 English Baker Portable student microscope 'Improved Nature Microscope' impr nature microscope Newly added to site
2/5/17 c. 1790 English unknown Acorn Microscope Compendium ---- ivory acorn Newly added to site and Collection
2/4/17 c. 1886 American Aaron Hodgkin Cole FROG PLATE 'COLE'S SELF-ADJUSTING FROG PLATE' cole fp Newly added to site
2/4/17 c. 1830-1988 ---- ---- ARTICLE ABOUT
MICROSCOPE COMPRESSORIA		 compressors Revised with more detailed information about the Hardy and Bulloch Compressors
2/3/17 c. 1881 ENGLAND SWIFT WALE LIMB STUDENT MICROSCOPE 'SWIFT IMPROVED WALES MICROSCOPE' swift wale Revised, especially date of origin
2/2/17 ----- ---- ---- ARTICLE ABOUT
MICROSCOPE LIVEBOXES		 livebox Newly Added to Site
1/18/17 c. 1830-1988 ---- ---- ARTICLE ABOUT
MICROSCOPE COMPRESSORIA		 compressors Newly Added to Site
12/31/16 ---- ---- ---- ARTICLE ABOUT
MICROSCOPE ACCESORIES		 accessories Color Images of Better quality added
12/25/16 ---- ---- ---- REFERENCE LIST FOR
MICROSCOPE COLLECTORS		 references Recently added: A List of suggested references for Microscope Collectors
12/21/16 c. 1840 England Cornelius Varley (A) VARLEY-TYPE LIVE BOX CABINET 'CAPILLARY TABLETS' OR 'CAGES' microscope Recently added to site; from the:
Dr. Frank J. Belinskey Collection
12/21/17/16 c. 1840 England Cornelius Varley MICROSCOPE WITH VARLEY LEVER STAGE --?-- microscope Recently added to site; from the:
Dr. Frank J. Belinskey Collection
11/17/16 c. 1900 France (A) --?-- CYLINDER MICROSCOPE WITH SINGLE STANHOPE LENS --?-- micrscope Recently added to site & Collection
11/06/16 ---- ---- ---- ARTICLE ON HISTORY
OF THE ACHROMATIC MICROSCOPE		 ---- chromatic aberration Recently added to site
11/06/16 c. 1920 AMERICAN --?-- PORTABLE WATCHMAKER'S MICROSCOPE 'WATCHMAKER'S DOCUMENT' Microscope Recently added to site
10/21/16 c. 2nd Quarter 20th C. --?-- ----- BRASS CYLINDER MICROSCOPE ON STAND --?-- Microscope Recently added to site
10/21/16 c. 2nd Quarter 20th C. --?-- ----- BRASS CYLINDER MICROSCOPE ON STAND --?-- Microscope Recently added to site
10/20/16 1820's-1830's FRENCH DELEUIL RASPAIL-THE MICROSCOPES HE USED RASPAIL'S MICROSCOPES Microscope New Article added to site
10/9/16 c. 1838 FRENCH DELEUIL ARTICLE ABOUT THE 'RASPAIL' CYLINDRICAL MICROSCOPE 'MICROSCOPE DE VOYAGE' Microscope REVISED
10/9/16 c. 1880 onwards ---- ----- ---- Article about Algensuschers Microscope Recently added to site
9/30/16 c. 4th Qtr 20th C. ENGLAND PRIOR McARTHUR MICROSCOPE McARTHUR MICROSCOPE Microscope Recently added to site, but from another collection.
9/29/16 c. 1987. ENGLAND McARTHUR MICROSCOPES Ltd McARTHUR MICROSCOPE McARTHUR MICROSCOPE Microscope Recently added to site, but from another collection.
9/28/16 c. 1st half 20th C. --?-- ----- PORTABLE BRASS CYLINDER MICROSCOPE KIT 'THE MICROSCOPE' Microscope Recently added to site
9/22/16 c. 2nd Quarter 20th C. GERMANY ----- PORTABLE BRASS CYLINDER MICROSCOPE 'BRILLANT U50' Microscope Recently added to site
9/22/16 c. 2nd Quarter 20th C. GERMANY ----- PORTABLE BRASS CYLINDER MICROSCOPE 'MIKRO' Microscope Recently added to site
9/22/16 c. 1870's FRANCE --?-- SMALL CONTINENTAL LIMB PORTABLE STUDENT MICROSCOPE ---- Microscope Recently added to site
9/22/16 c. 1870's FRANCE --?-- MINIATURE CONTINENTAL LIMB PORTABLE STUDENT MICROSCOPE ---- Microscope Recently added to site
9/19/16 4th QTR 19th C. FRANCE --?-- CONTINENTAL LIMB PORTABLE STUDENT MICROSCOPE ---- Microscope Recently added to site
9/19/16 4th QTR 19th C. ENGLAND --?-- SIMPLE CYLINDER MICROSCOPE 'INSECT' or
'SEED' or
'MAGIC CAGE' 		Microscope Newly added to site
4th QTR 19th C. 9/19/16 ENGLAND --?-- SIMPLE CYLINDER MICROSCOPE 'INSECT' or
'SEED' or
'MAGIC CAGE' 		Microscope Newly added to site
9/19/16 ---- ---- ---- GLOSSARY OF TERMS USED IN MICROSCOPY ---- Microscope Newly added to site
10/9/16 c. 1838 FRENCH DELEUVIL ARTICLE ABOUT THE 'RASPAIL' CYLINDRICAL MICROSCOPE 'MICROSCOPE DE VOYAGE' Microscope REVISED
8/27/16 c. 1900(?)C. (?) --?-- HANDHELD SIMPLE MAGNIFIER WITH 3 STACKED LENSES --?-- Microscope Newly added to site
8/27/16 c. 1900(?)C. AMERICAN ---- ARTICLE ON SMALL SIMPLE 'AGRICULTURIST' BAUSCH & LOMB MICROSCOPES --?-- Microscope Revised with the addition of the 'Prairie Farmer Microscope'
8/27/16 c. 1930(?) ENGLISH (?) --?-- TINY DOUBLE CAPPED CODINGTON MAGNIFIER --?-- Microscope Newly added to site
8/27/16 c. 1900(?) C. ENGLISH (?) --?-- LARGE STANHOPE-TYPE MAGNIFIER --?-- Microscope Newly added to site
8/27/16 c. Last 1/3 19th C. FRENCH --?-- SMALL COMPOUND MICROSCOPE --?-- Microscope Newly added to site
8/25/16 c. Last 1/3 19th C. FRENCH --?-- SMALL FREESTANDING 3-LENS SIMPLE MICROSCOPE --?-- Microscope Newly added to site
8/25/16 c. 1930 GERMAN ERNST LEITZ FOLDING PORTABLE COMPOUND MICROSCOPE 'MINOR 2' Microscope Newly added to site
8/16/16 c. 2nd Half 19th C ENGLISH --?--- CYLINDRICAL SIMPLE HIGH POWER MICROSCOPE 'RAE'S MICROSCOPE' Microscope Newly added to site
8/16/16 c. 2nd Half 19th C ENGLISH --?--- CYLINDRICAL SIMPLE HIGH POWER MICROSCOPE 'RAE'S MICROSCOPE' Microscope Newly added to site
8/16/16 c. 2nd Half 19th C ENGLISH C.S.RAE CYLINDRICAL SIMPLE HIGH POWER MICROSCOPE 'RAE'S MICROSCOPE' Microscope Newly added to site
8/16/16 c. 1st qtr 20th C FRENCH --?--- CYLINDRICAL SIMPLE HIGH POWER MICROSCOPE 'BOTANICAL MICROSCOPE WITH ILLUMINATING MIRROR' Microscope Newly added to site
8/16/16 c. 1st qtr 20th C FRENCH --?--- CYLINDRICAL SIMPLE HIGH POWER MICROSCOPE 'BOTANICAL MICROSCOPE WITH ILLUMINATING MIRROR' Microscope Newly added to site
8/16/16 c. 1927 FRENCH --?--- CYLINDRICAL SIMPLE LOW AND HIGH POWER MICROSCOPE 'MICROSCOPE OR FLOROSCOPE' (and many other names) Microscope Newly added to site
8/16/16 c. 1885-1930 FRENCH --?--- CYLINDRICAL SIMPLE LOW AND HIGH POWER MICROSCOPE 'MICROSCOPE OR FLOROSCOPE' (and many other names) Microscope Newly added to site
8/13/16 c. 1890 FRENCH --?--- INCLINING CONTINENTAL COMPOUND MICROSCOPE ---?--- French Inclining Microscope Newly added to site
8/11/16 c. 1865-1912 ENGLISH BECK (A) DISK ROTATOR FOR OPAQUE OBJECTS 'DISK REVOLVER' Beck Disk Revolver Newly added to site and collection.
8/11/16 c. 1886 ENGLISH BECK COMPOUND MICROSCOPE WITH SLIDING GLASS STAGE AND WALE-TYPE DIAPHRAGM 'ECONOMIC' Beck Economic Microscope A second example, newly added to site and collection with a Wale-type diaphragm and sliding glass stage in original box
7/26/16 c. 1st 1/3 20th C. FRENCH FOR SALE IN AMERICA --?-- Freestanding Simple Microscope --?-- Horseshoe foot simple Microscope Newly added to site
7/26/16 c. 1835 ENGLISH CARY (A) GOULD GOULD'S IMPROVED COMPOUND POCKET MICROSCOPE Cary-gould Microscope Revised, and additional photos and links.
7/26/161825-1853 ENGLISH W. CARY GOULD MICROSCOPE GOULD'S BOOKS AND EVOLUTION OF THE HIS LITTLE POCKET MICROSCOPE Gould Book Many additions and corrections
7/25/1618th to 20th C. VARIOUSVARIOUSARTICLE ON HISTORY OF THE 'POCKET' MICROSCOPE Pocket microscopes RECENTLY ADDED TO SITE
7/24/16c. 1870-1900 AMERICAN or ENGLISHInvented by Joseph ZentmeyerSubstage Condenser with 'Zentmeyer Adjustable Stop' zentmeyer condenser RECENTLY ADDED TO SITE
7/11/164th Qtr 19th C. to 21st Century AMERICAN, ENGLISH, ETCVARIOUSARTICLE ON FOLDING BOTANICAL MAGNIFIERS & MODERN LOUPES WITH SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON HORN AND SHELL CASED EXAMPLES magnifiers RECENTLY ADDED TO SITE
6/29/164th Qtr 19th C. ENGLISHJOHN BROWNINGACHROMATIC APLANATIC LOUPE 'BROWNING'S PLATYSCOPIC LENS' Browning magnifier RECENTLY ADDED TO SITE AND COLLECTION
6/29/164th Qtr 19th C. AMERICANLABAN HEATHADJUSTABLE SIMPLE(COMPOUND?) MICROSCOPE (LARGER VERSION) 'IMPROVED ADJUSTABLE COMPOUND MICROSCOPE' Heath magnifier RECENTLY ADDED TO SITE AND COLLECTION
6/29/164th Qtr 19th C. AMERICANLABAN HEATHADJUSTABLE SIMPLE(COMPOUND?) MICROSCOPE (SMALLER VERSION) 'IMPROVED ADJUSTABLE COMPOUND MICROSCOPE' Heath magnifier RECENTLY ADDED TO SITE AND COLLECTION
6/11/16c. Middle 1/3 of 19th C. ENGLISHunknownSMALL BONE HANDLED CODDINGTON MAGNIFIER --?-- Coddington magnifier RECENTLY ADDED TO SITE
6/11/16c. 1st 1/3 of 19th C. ENGLISHunknownSMALL IVORY STANHOPE MAGNIFIER --?-- Stanhope magnifier RECENTLY ADDED TO SITE
6/10/16c. 2nd-3rd Qtr 20th C. U.S.A.AO/SPENCERFINGERPRINT MAGNIFIER WITH HENRY INSERTS 'FINGERPRINT MAGNIFIER' Fingerprint magnifier RECENTLY ADDED TO COLLECTION AND SITE
6/7/16c. 3rd Qtr 19th C. ENGLISHSold by Thos. BartleetLIVEBOX MAGNIFIER WITH WOODEN HANDLE Bartleet magnifier RECENTLY ADDED TO SITE
6/7/16c. 1800--?-----?---FOCUSING PHOTOGRAPHIC MAGNIFIER Photographic magnifier RECENTLY ADDED TO SITE
6/6/16c. 1800ENGLAND---?---IVORY LOUPE loupe microscope RECENTLY ADDED TO SITE
6/6/16c. MIDDLE THIRD OF 19TH C. ENGLAND---?---3 LENS SMALL MAGNIFER 3 lens magnifier RECENTLY ADDED TO SITE
5/30/16c. MIDDLE THIRD OF 19TH C. ENGLAND (OR FRANCE?)---?---CYLINDER SIMPLE MICROSCOPE WITH SCREW FOCUSING AND INTEGRATED PIN insect microscope RECENTLY ADDED TO SITE
5/30/16c. 1895 ENGLANDW. BLACKHALLCYLINDER SIMPLE MICROSCOPE 'SIMPLE MICROSCOPE WITH MULTIPLE ILLUMINATION' blackhall microscope RECENTLY ADDED TO SITE
5/28/16c. 2nd Qtr 19th C. IRELANDSPENCER & SONCOMBINED SIMPLE AND COMPOUND FIELD MICROSCOPE 'PORTE'S(?) FIELD MICROSCOPE' Spencer & Son microscope RECENTLY ADDED TO COLLECTION AND SITE
5/28/16c. 4th Qtr 19th C. FRANCE--?--SIMPLE FOLDING MICROSCOPE --?-- French micro RECENTLY ADDED TO SITE
5/27/16 c. 1900FRANCE (A)ETIENNE PILOT (A) COMPOUND MICROSCOPE --?-- Pilot micro RECENTLY ADDED TO SITE
5/27/16c. 1897FRANCE (A)--?--HANDHELD POCKET MICROSCOPE, CYLINDER TYPE 'CONVENIENT' simple micro RECENTLY ADDED TO SITE
5/27/16c. 1897ENGLANDROSSPHOTOGRAPHIC MAGNIFIER ---- Ross Photomag RECENTLY ADDED TO COLLECTION AND SITE
5/23/16c. 1850?ENGLAND OR FRANCE---?---Naturalist's Handheld Magnifier for livebox or slides --?-- simple microscope RECENTLY ADDED TO SITE
5/12/16c. 1900FRANCE (for sale in America)---?---compound student Lister limb 'ACME' Acme student microscope RECENTLY ADDED TO SITE
5/10/16first half 20th C.AMERICAN---?---FINGERPRINT MICROSCOPES ---- Fingerprint Microscopes RECENTLY ADDED TO SITE AND COLLECTION
5/3/16c. 1790ENGLISH---?---'ACORN' MICROSCOPE COMPENDIUM ---- Acorn Microscope REVISED and NEW IMAGES ADDED
4/29/16c. 1800FRENCH (A)---?---'COMPASS' MICROSCOPE ---- Compass Microscope Newly added to site.
4/29/16c. 1800ENGLISH---?---'COMPASS' MICROSCOPE ---- Compass Microscope Newly added to site and includes an article on the history of the 'Compass' microscope.
4/29/16c. 1790ENGLISH---?---'ACORN' MICROSCOPE COMPENDIUM ---- Acorn Microscope Newly added to site.
4/29/16c. 1760ENGLISH---?---MINIATURE SCREW-BARREL POCKET MICROSCOPE ---- Screwbarrel Pocket Microscope Revised with additional illustrations and more historical information.
4/17/1618th to 20th C. ---------NEW ARTICLE A BRIEF SURVEY OF SOME POCKET MICROSCOPES article Recently added to site: A brief survey of some examples of 'pocket microscopes'
4/17/16c. 1880ENGLISHSOLD BY J.H. STEWARDFOLDING POCKET COMPOUND PORTABLE MICROSCOPE 'NEW PORTABLE MICROSCOPE' Steward Folding Portable Pocket Microscope Recently added to Collection and Site
4/10/16c. 1900AUSTRIAN--?--PHOTOGRAPHIC MAGNIFIER 'EXPRESS MAGNIFIER' Einstell focusing photo magnifier Recently added to Collection and Site
4/10/16c. 1900--?----?--PHOTOGRAPHIC MAGNIFIER --?-- focusing photo magnifier Recently added to Collection and Site
4/10/16c. 1900--?----?--PHOTOGRAPHIC MAGNIFIER --?-- focusing photo magnifier Recently added to Collection and Site
4/9/16c. 1900AMERICANBAUSCH & LOMBCASE OF REAGENTS FOR SLIDE PREPARATION 'REAGENT CASE' reagent kit Recently added to Collection and Site
4/9/16c. 1880-1940ENGLISHWATSONSELENITE STAGE WITH 3 SEPARATE SELENITES 'SELENITE STAGE' selenite stage Recently added to Collection and Site
4/9/16c. 1880-1940ENGLISHWATSONSELENITE STAGE 'MICA-SELENITE STAGE' selenite stage Revised
4/9/16c. 1910ENGLISH? BECKACCESSORY KIT WITH UNUSUAL ACCESSORY STAGE AND POLARIZING ACCESSORIES---?--- Accessory Kit Newly added to site
4/6/16c. 1880ENGLISH--?--MOUNTING TOOL'SMITH'S MOUNTING INSTRUMENT' Smith's Mounting Tool Newly added to site and collection
4/5/16c. 1900FRENCH FOR THE AMERICAN MARKET--?--SMALL STUDENT COMPOUND MICROSCOPE'ACME' (per Meyrowitz) French student microscope Newly added to site
4/5/16c. 1890FRENCHED. LUTZ (A)SMALL STUDENT COMPOUND MICROSCOPE'Mod le des Ecoles primaires' Lutz student microscope Newly added to site
4/5/16c. 1879-1900'sENGLISHCHARLES COLLINSSLIDE MOUNTING KIT'MOUNTING CABINET' Collins Mounting Kit Newly added to site and collection
3/9/16c. 1840's-c. 1950's.ENGLISH, FRENCH, AMERICANVARIOUSARTICLE ABOUT LINEN PROVERS---- linen provers Newly added to site
2/27/16c. 1780's.ENGLISHFREEMAN AND NEWCOIN SCALE---- Freeman & New Scale Newly added to site
2/26/16c. LATE 19th C.FRENCHJ. FOREST3 INCH TERRESTRIAL GLOBE---- Forest globe Newly added to site
2/25/16c. 1935GERMANATCOPortable Microscope---- Atco Microscope Newly added to site
2/25/16early 20th C.EUROPEAN?Paper Scale---- Paper scale Newly added to site
12/24/15made 2015
Orig used 2nd 1/2 17th C.		ORIG FROM
HOLLAND		REPLICA OF AN ORIG BY VAN LEEUWENHOEKSIMPLE MICROSCOPE---- Van Leeuwenhoek's microscope REVISED
(with thanks to Brian Ford)
1/29/16c. 1890GERMAN(?)? (A)INCLINING COMPOUND MICROSCOPE?inclining student scopeNewly added to site
1/29/16c. 1890GERMANPAUL WAECHTER (A)COMPOUND MICROSCOPE'STATIV Vb'inclining waechter scopeNewly added to site
1/29/16c. 1886-1888AMERICANEMIL MEYROWITZ/WALTER BULLOCHCOMPOUND MICROSCOPE'BACTERIOLOGICAL' OR 'BIOLOGICAL NO.2'Bacteriological scopeREVISED WITH NEWLY DISCOVERED CATALOG INFORMATION FROM MEYROWITZ
1/29/161870-1890'sAMERICANWALTER H BULLOCHREVISIONS AND ADDITIONS TO ARTICLES ABOUT SERIAL NUMBERS AND THE DIFFERENT BULLOCH MODELSALLRevisions and Additions, including a few new images
1/26/16--------------- REVISIONS TO ARTICLE ABOUT MY ADVICE ON COLLECTINGALLRevisions
1/15/161870-1890'sAMERICANWALTER H BULLOCHREVISIONS AND ADDITIONS TO ARTICLES ABOUT SERIAL NUMBERS AND SIGNATURESALLRevisions and Additions, including a few new images
1/13/16c. 1886-1888AMERICANBAUSCH & LOMBWALE LIMB MICROSCOPE'NEW STUDENT MICROSCOPE'b and l wale scopeRECENTLY ADDED TO SITE AND COLLECTION
1/7/16c. 1935AMERICANREPLOGLE12 INCH LIBRARY GLOBE-globeRECENTLY ADDED TO SITE; sold
1/7/161st Qtr 20th CENGLISHW. WATSON & SONSWATSON APLANATIC LOUPE-watson loupeRECENTLY ADDED TO SITE & COLLECTION
1/3/161870-1890'sAMERICANWALTER H BULLOCHREVISIONS AND ADDITIONS TO ARTICLES ABOUT SERIAL NUMBERS AND SIGNATURESALLRevisions and Additions, including a few new images
12/24/151ST QTR 20TH C.GERMANYLOUPE MAGNIFIERSIMPLE HANDHELD MICROSCOPE'IMPROVED APLANATIC LOUPE
MODEL No. 9'		 Zeiss loupe microscope RECENTLY ADDED TO SITE AND COLLECTION
12/24/15made 2015
Orig used 2nd 1/2 17th C.		ORIG FROM
HOLLAND		REPLICA OF AN ORIG BY VAN LEEUWENHOEKSIMPLE MICROSCOPE---- Van Leeuwenhoek's microscope RECENTLY ADDED TO SITE AND COLLECTION
12/19/15c. 1881ENGLISHR & J. BECKLISTER/CONTINENTAL LIMB'IDEAL' Beck Ideal microscope RECENTLY ADDED TO SITE AND COLLECTION
12/19/15c. 1902ENGLISHJ. Swift & SonLISTER/CONTINENTAL LIMB'BACTERIOLOGICAL' Swift Bacteriological microscope RECENTLY ADDED TO SITE AND COLLECTION
12/19/15c. 1850-1860GERMANOPTICAL INSTITUTE IN WETZLARCONTINENTALUNKNOWN Wetzlar microscope RECENTLY ADDED TO SITE AND COLLECTION
12/16/15c. 1900ENGLISHunknownRousselet CompressoriumRousselet Compressorium Rousselet Compressor RECENTLY ADDED TO SITE
12/11/15c. 1910ENGLISHWATSON & SONLARGE HEAVY COMPOUND MICROSCOPE'GRAND VAN HEURCK' Grand Van Heurck microscope RECENTLY ADDED TO SITE AND COLLECTION
11/6/15c. 1850FRENCHNACHETLARGE HEAVY COMPOUND MICROSCOPE'MICROSCOPE GRAND MODÈLE ORDINAIRE' nachet drum microscope RECENTLY ADDED TO SITE AND COLLECTION, BUT SOLD.
11/6/15c. 1885ENGLISHERNST SCHOTTE & CoTROUGH'BOTTERILL TROUGH' brass botterill trough RECENTLY ADDED TO SITE
11/5/15c. 1885GERMANERNST SCHOTTE & CoTellurian'TELLURIUM UND LUNARIUM' Schotte tellurian RECENTLY ADDED TO SITE
11/5/15c. 1885ENGLISHThompson & ClapperLifeslideBOTTERILL LIFE SLIDE boterhill lifeslide RECENTLY ADDED TO SITE
11/5/15c. 1910ENGLISHW Watson & SonsCOMPOUND MICROSCOPECIRCUIT STAGE VAN HEURCK CSVH RECENTLY ADDED TO SITE AND COLLECTION; BUT RECENTLY SOLD
11/3/15c 1940ENGLISHHearsonMcArthur Microscope Images--- Hearson McArthur IMAGES RECENTLY ADDED TO SITE (Thanks to Richard Bialosky)
10/15/151893ENGLISHW Watson & SonsCOMPOUND MICROSCOPEEDINBURGH B Edinburgh B RECENTLY ADDED TO SITE AND COLLECTION
9/30/15c. 1915ENGLISHJas Parkes & SonsCOMPOUND MICROSCOPE--?-- Parkes Inclining Microscope RECENTLY ADDED TO SITE AND COLLECTION
9/30/15c. 1915ENGLISHW Watson & SonsCOMPOUND MICROSCOPEFRAM Fram RECENTLY ADDED TO SITE AND COLLECTION
9/08/15c. 1888ENGLISHR. & J. BECKCODDINGTON MAGNIFIER---- Codington Magnifier RECENTLY ADDED TO SITE AND COLLECTION
8/11/15c. 1918ENGLISHWATSON AND SONCOMPOUND STUDENT MICROSCOPE'EDINBURGH H STUDENT MICROSCOPE' Edinburgh H microscope RECENTLY ADDED TO SITE AND COLLECTION
7/29/15c. 1890ENGLISHPARKES AND SONSMALL COMPOUND STUDENT MICROSCOPE'WORKER MICROSCOPE' Parkes' Worker microscope REVISED; MODEL NAME IDENTIFIED, WITH REFERENCE
7/13/15c. 1880AMERICANL.G. ABBOTTSMALL AGRICULTURIST/NATURALIST MICROSCOPE'ABBOTT'S POCKET MICROSCOPE' Abbott's pocket microscope NEWLY ADDED TO COLLECTION AND SITE
7/13/15c. 1830ENGLISH?SMALL BOX-MOUNTING DISSECTING MICROSCOPE dissecting scope NEWLY ADDED TO SITE
7/10/15c. 1920AMERICAN? patented by AdamsMagnifying device for threading needles threader NEWLY ADDED TO SITE
4/17/152nd Half 19th C.AMERICANBAUSCH & LOMBARTICLE ON EARLY SIMPLE MICROSCOPES BY
B & L 		bandl ARTICLE NEWLY ADDED TO SITE
4/17/15c. 1837ENGLISHANDREW PRITCHARDPOCKET SIMPLE MICROSCOPE'NEW POCKET MICROSCOPEPritchard New Pocket MicroscopeNEW IMAGES
4/17/15c. 1880ENGLISHROSSROSS-ZENTMARYER MICROSCOPE (monocular)ROSS-ZENTMAYER NO. 3Ross-Zentmayer MicroscopeRECENTLY ADDED TO SITE AND COLLECTION
2/11/15c. 1840ENGLISHCARYTRANSITIONAL ACHROMATIC MICROSCOPE----------Cary Achromatic MicroscopeMORE DETAILS AND IMAGES ADDED TO PAGE
2/9/15Mid third of 19th C.ENGLISHWEST (A)STANHOPE MAGNIFIER----------Stanhope MagnifierNEWLY ADDED TO SITE
2/9/151878-1880AMERICANGEORGE WALEWALE LIMB MICROSCOPE'NEW WORKING MICROSCOPE'new working microscopeNEWLY ADDED TO COLLECTION AND SITE
1/30/151870-1890'sAMERICANWALTER H BULLOCHREVISIONS AND ADDITIONS TO ARTICLES ABOUT STANDS AND SERIAL NUMBERS AND SIGNATURESALLRevisions and Additions
1/16/151875AMERICANBAUSCH & LOMBSMALL SIMPLE MICROSCOPEEXCELSIORExcelsior MicroscopeNewly added to site
1/11/151880  ENGLISHROSSBINOCULAR COMPOUND BAR LIMBFIRST CLASS ROSS EXHIBITION MICROSCOPERoss MicroscopeNew Linked pages about accessories, some additional corrections
1/10/151870's-1890's  AMERICANWALTER H BULLOCHSIGNATURES ON BULLOCH MICROSCOPES----------Bulloch signatureA new series of pages devoted to the signatures on Bulloch microscopes
12/19/14c 1902  FRENCHEdw. DEGEN (A)VERTICAL ILLUMINATING COMPOUND CONTINENTAL LIMBMICROSCOPE PERFECTIONN Degen MicroscopeNewly added to site and collection.
12/16/14c 1882ENGLISHW.H. BULLOCHCOMPOUND LISTER LIMBCONGRESSCongress MicroscopeCompletely revised page with more detail and new images.
11/15/14c 1900  ENGLISH? W. FAIRSERVICECOMPOUND LISTER LIMB----------?-----------Fairservice MicroscopeNewly added to site
11/15.14c. 1885  GERMANYR. KRUGELSTEIN (A)COMPOUND LISTER  C-LIMB----------?-----------Krugel microscopeNewly added to site
11/15/14c  1900  GERMANYR. KRUGELSTEINCOMPOUND LISTER
C-LIMB		----------?----------Krugel BlackNewly added to site
11/11/141930 ENGLISH W. WATSON & SONS Ltd LISTER LIMB 'ROYAL MICROSCOPE' Royal Microscope Many New Photos
11/02/14
c. 1905 FRENCH --?-- LISTER LIMB HOUSEHOLD MICROSCOPE 'IMPROVED HOUSEHOLD MICROSCOPE' Improved Household Microscope Newly added to site
10/27/14
c. 1880 AMERICAN R.B. TOLLES LISTER LIMB MICROSCOPE 'STUDENT MICROSCOPE' Tolles Student Microscope Newly added to site and Collection
(Revised 11/14/14 thanks to Paul Ferraglio)
9/13/14
c. 1865 ENGLISH SAMUEL HIGHLEY (A) QUECKETT-TYPE DISSECTING MICROSCOPE 'HIGHLEY'S NEW DISSECTING MICROSCOPE' Queckett Dissecting Microscope Revised Page with references and new illustration, correction of previous errors (Thanks to Brian Stevenson)
9/11/14
c. 1850 ENGLISH or FRENCH FOR THE AMERICAN MARKET ------- HAND-HELD NATURALIST TYPE MICROSCOPE 'FLOWER MICROSCOPE' Flower Microscope Newly added to site
8/16/14
19th C. ENGLISH ------- REVIEW ARTICLE: COMMON FOLDING 'INSECT OR FLOWER MICROSCOPES' 'INSECT OR FLOWER MICROSCOPE' INSECT OR FLOWER MICROSCOPES Newly revised ARTICLE, added to site
7/31/14
c. 1st 1/3rd 19th C. ENGLISH ------- JONES-TYPE FOLDING BOTANICAL 'INSECT OR FLOWER MICROSCOPE' Jones Type Folding Botanical Microscope Newly added to site
7/31/14
19th C. ENGLISH ------- JONES-TYPE FOLDING BOTANICAL 'INSECT OR FLOWER MICROSCOPE' Jones Type Folding Botanical Microscope Newly added to site
7/31/14
19th C. ENGLISH ------- FOLDING BOTANICAL 'INSECT OR FLOWER MICROSCOPE' Folding Botanical Microscope Newly added to site
7/31/14
c. 1st qtr 19th C. ENGLISH DOLLOND JONES MOST IMPROVED TYPE 'JONES MOST IMPROVED' Large Jones Most improved Microscopes Newly added to site (no longer in collection)
7/29/14
18th to 20th C. VARIOUS VARIOUS VARIOUS ARTICLE: 'REVIEW OF ANTIQUE MICROSCOPE ACCESSORIES' Accessories for Microscopes Newly added to site
7/23/14
c. 1879-1885 FRENCH, MADE FOR QUEEN FOR SALE IN USA SOLD BY J.W.QUEEN & CO HOUSEHOLD MICROSCOPE (2 examples) 'UNIVERSAL HOUSEHOLD' Queen Universal Household Microscopes Newly added to site
7/23/14
c. 1879-1885 FRENCH, MADE FOR McALLISTER FOR SALE IN USA SOLD BY W.Y. McALLISTER HOUSEHOLD MICROSCOPE 'UNIVERSAL' or 'HOUSEHOLD' WY McAllister Universal Household Microscope Newly added to site
7/21/14
c. 1885 FRENCH, MADE FOR BECK FOR SALE IN USA SOLD BY W.H. WALMSLEY HOUSEHOLD MICROSCOPE 'HOUSEHOLD' Walmsley Household Microscope Newly added to site
7/19/14
c. 1879-1885 FRENCH, MADE FOR BECK FOR SALE IN USA SOLD BY BECK HOUSEHOLD MICROSCOPE 'HOUSEHOLD' Beck Household Microscope Newly added to site
7/19/14
c. 1867-? AMERICAN T.H. McALLISTER McALLISTER'S HOUSEHOLD MICROSCOPE 'HOUSEHOLD' McAllister Household Microscope Newly added to site (2 examples)
7/14/14
c. 1850 ENGLISH ------- QUECKETT-TYPE DISSECTING MICROSCOPE ----- Queckett Dissecting Microscope Newly added to site
7/9/14
c. 1855 FRENCH ------- SOLEIL MICROSCOPE PAGE ----- soleil Microscopes Revised with New Examples
7/9/14
c. 1855 ENGLISH ------- BROOKS COMPOUND POCKET MICROSCOPE ----- Brooks Compound Botanical Microscopes Revised with New Images
7/9/14
c. 1855 ENGLISH ------- WITHERING BOTANICAL SIMPLE MICROSCOPES ----- Withering Botanical Microscopes Revised with New Images
7/9/14
c. middle 1/3rd 19th C. FRENCH UNKNOWN POCKET BOTANICAL SIMPLE MICROSCOPE ----- French Botanical Microscope Newly added to site and collection
7/7/14
c. 1855 ENGLISH ALFRED BROOKS (A) POCKET BOTANICAL SIMPLE MICROSCOPE ----- Brooks Botanical Microscope Newly added to site and collection
6/5/14
c. 1917 AMERICAN SPENCER COMPOUND FOLDING PORTABLE MICROSCOPE '60H' Spencer 60H Microscope Newly added to site
6/5/14
c. 1931 GERMAN ERNST LEITZ COMPOUND SKIN CAPILLARY MICROSCOPE 'LC' Leitz Skin Microscope Newly added to site and collection
5/28/14
c. 1885 ENGLISH R. & J. BECK COMPOUND MICROSCOPE 'ECONOMIC MICROSCOPE' Beck Economic Microscope Newly added to site
5/28/14
c. 1885 AMERICAN BULLOCH COMPOUND MICROSCOPE 'NEW STUDENT MICROSCOPE' Bulloch Student Microscope Newly added to Collection and site
5/3/14
4th Qtr 19th C. ENGLISH BROWNING MINIATURE SIMPLE MICROSCOPE 'NEW MINIATURE MICROSCOPE' Browning miniature Microscope Newly added to collection and site
REVISED 3/26/14
c. 1880 AMERICAN BULLOCH LARGE COMPOUND MICROSCOPE 'PROFESSIONAL' Bulloch Professional Microscope Revised, new images,
3/07/14
c. 1880 AMERICAN BULLOCH LARGE COMPOUND MICROSCOPE 'PROFESSIONAL' Bulloch Professional Microscope Newly added to site
3/06/14c. 1880 AMERICAN GRUNOW SMALL MICROSCOPE '??' Grunow Microscope Newly added to site
3/06/14c. 1874 AMERICAN GRUNOW MEDIUM SIZED TRICOLOR MICROSCOPE '??' Grunow Microscope Newly added to site
2/11/14c. 1890 GERMAN SEIBERT PARALLEL LINKAGE MICROSCOPE 'LARGE STAND NO. 2.' Seibert Microscope Newly added to site
2/11/14c. 2nd Qtr 19th C. ENGLISH SUPPLIED BY W. CARY NEW PAGE PICTURING SLIDES SUPPLIED BY CARY/GOULD WITH A TRANSITIONAL MICROSCOPE '----------' Cary Slides Additional information and images of Small Slides supplied with Cary Transitional microscope
1/31/141825-1853 ENGLISH W. CARY GOULD MICROSCOPE GOULD'S BOOKS AND EVOLUTION OF THE HIS POCKET MICROSCOPE Gould Book Additional information and images now including the 11th edition, and important corrections and revisions to the text
1/29/14c. 1880 FRENCH CONSTANT VERICK CONTINENTAL MICROSCOPE 'MODEL 7' VERICK NUMBER 7 SCOPE Newly added to site
1/22/14c. 1940 GERMAN ERNST LEITZ JACKSON LISTER LIMB POLARIZING MICROSCOPE 'CM' LEITZ POL SCOPE Newly added to site on 1/20; revised 1/22/14
1/7/14c. 1860 (before 1863) FRENCH NACHET DRUM (MARTIN-TYPE) MICROSCOPE 'Ordinary Grand Model' Nachet Drum Newly added to site
(no longer in collection)
1/2/141887 ENGLISH W. CARY GOULD MICROSCOPE 'IMPROVED POCKET MICROSCOPE'
(SECTION ON GOULD'S BOOKS AND EVOLUTION OF THE HIS MICROSCOPE)		 Gould Book Additional information and images now including the 11th edition
1/1/141887 AMERICAN GEORGE WALE CONTINENTAL LIMB '?' Wale Prize Microscope Added to Site with
additional pictures
(No longer in collection)
Updated on 12/31/13,
originally added
on 12/23/13		c. 1925 (?) ENGLISH J. Swift & Son Wale Limb Polarizing Microscope 'Symposium' Swift Symposium Microscope Historical information Updated
(No longer in collection)
12/28/13c. 2nd Half 19th C. ENGLISH Unknown Amici-type Lenticular Illuminator -------------- Amici type Lenticular Illuminator newly added to site
12/28/131856 ENGLISH Powell & Lealand Bar Limb Microscope 'Improved First Class Microscope' Powell and Lealand First Class Microscope of 1856 newly added to site
(No longer in collection)
12/19/13c. 1880 ENGLISH F.M. Newton Drum Microscope
Compendium		 ------------- Newton Compendium newly added to site
12/19/13c. 1900 ENGLISH J SWIFT & SON WALES LIMB Swift Wales Microscope Swift Wales Microscope newly added to site
12/14/13c. 1900 ENGLISH J. PARKES & SON CONTINENTAL LIMB ------- Parkes and Son Microscope newly added to site
12/14/13c. 1900 ENGLISH CHARLES BAKER NELSON-CURTIES-BAKER' LISTER LIMB 'NO. 2' Nelson Baker Microscope Revised and expanded on 12/14/13, newly added to site 12/12/13
12/12/13c. 1830 ENGLISH WM. ELLIOT JONES MOST IMPROVED '-----------------' JMI new images
12/12/13c. 1902 AMERICAN SPENCER LENS COMPANY CONTINENTAL LIMB 'NUMBER ONE STAND' Spencer no. 1 newly added to site
12/12/13c. 1907 GERMAN CARL ZEISS LISTER LIMB 'STAND 1b' Zeiss 1b newly added to site
11/15/13c. 1900 GERMAN ZEISS APLANATIC LOUPE 'IMPROVED APLANATIC LOUPE' Zeiss Aplanatic Loupe newly added to site
10/29/13c. 1928 GERMAN ZEISS COMPOUND PORTABLE DRUM 'SMALL MULLER SKIN MICROSCOPE' Zeiss Small Muller Skin Microscope with round foot newly added to site
9/08/13 c. 1897 AMERICAN J. ZENTMAYER COMPOUND MICROSCOPE 'AMERICAN COLUMBIAN' Zentmayer American Columbian MICROSCOPE Newly added to site
9/06/13 c. 1886 AMERICAN ACME (JOHN W. SIDLE, for Queen & Co.) COMPOUND MICROSCOPE 'No. 4' ACME # 4 MICROSCOPE Newly added to site
8/31/13 c. 1880 ENGLISH ROSS COMPOUND MICROSCOPE 'ROSS-ZENTMAYER No. 3 PATENT BINOCULAR MICROSCOPE' ROSS-ZENTMAYER No. 3 PATENT BINOCULAR MICROSCOPE Newly added to site (not currently in collection)
8/27/13 c. 1895 ENGLISH J. SWIFT & SONS COMPOUND MICROSCOPE 'NEW HISTOLOGICAL & PHYSIOLOGICAL MICROSCOPE' New Histological and Physiological Microscope Newly added to site; new picture of the discovery microscope added 8/27/13
8/16/13 c. 1865 SCOTTISH A. HENDERSON COMPOUND MICROSCOPE ----- Angus Henderson Microscope Improved and higher resolution images
8/16/13 c. 1880 FRENCH A. PICART RASPAIL TYPE MICROSCOPE 'CHEMICAL MICROSCOPE' (RASPAIL) Picart Aquatic Microscope Newly added to site
Revised
8/11/13		c 1875 ENGLISH ROSS BAR LIMB 'EXHIBITION' Ross Microscope New High Res Pictures
6/11/13c mid 20th C JAPANESE LUMEX POCKET ZOOM MICROSCOPE 'LUMEX-ZOOM' Lumex-Zoom Microscope newly added to site
5/31/13c 1960 ENGLISH COOKE, TROUGHTON, & SIMMS MCARTHUR MICROSCOPE 'COOKE-MCARTHUR' Cooke-McArthur Microscope newly added to site
5/31/13after 1962 JAPANESE TIYODA MCARTHUR TYPE MICROSCOPE 'VI OR VII' Tiyoda McArthur-type Microscope newly added to site
5/31/13c 1970 ENGLISH SCIENTIFIC OPTICS LTD MCARTHUR MICROSCOPE 'OPEN UNIVERSITY MODEL' Open University McArthur Microscope newly added to site
5/31/13c 1960 ENGLISH COOKE, TROUGHTON, & SIMMS MCARTHUR MICROSCOPE 'COOKE-MCARTHUR' Cooke-McArthur Microscope newly added to site
5/31/13c 1972 CHINESE TAI YUAN OPTICAL FOLDED OPTICS PORTABLE MICROSCOPE 'TWX-1' Tiyoda Portable Microscope newly added to site
5/31/13c 1972 JAPANESE SWIFT MCARTHUR TYPE PORTABLE MICROSCOPE 'FIELDMASTER' OR 'FM-31' Swift Fieldmaster Portable Microscope newly added to site
5/31/13c 1993 ENGLISH K.W. KIRK & SONS MCARTHUR MICROSCOPE 'KIRK-MCARTHUR' Open University McArthur Microscope newly added to site
5/31/13after 1990 AMERICAN MEADE FOLDED OPTICS PORTABLE MICROSCOPE 'READIVIEW' Readiview Portable Microscope newly added to site
5/29/13 c. 1857AMERICAN J & W. GRUNOWACHROMATIC BAR LIMB MICROSCOPE 'No. 5' or 'OTHER LARGE STUDENT' model Grunow Microscope revised today; newly added to site 5/23/13
5/25/13 c. 1875FRENCH NACHET ET FILSACHROMATIC CONTINENTAL DOUBLE PILLAR MICROSCOPE 'GRAND MODELE' Nachet Grand Microscope newly added to site
5/16/13 c. 1860FRENCH NACHET ET FILSACHROMATIC CONTINENTAL MICROSCOPE PETITE MOD LE Nachet Petite Mod le Microscope newly added to site
4/15/13 c. 1890 ENGLISH ENOCK INSECT MICROSCOPE SLIDE 'FAIRY BEETLE' Fairy Beetle newly added to site
4/08/13 c. 1930 AMERICAN SPENCER FOLDING PORTABLE POCKET MICROSCOPE 'REAL PORTABLE OR NO. 75' Spencer No 75 Pocket Microscope newly added to site
4/05/13 c. 1923 ENGLISH R. & J. BECK, LTD FOLDING PORTABLE 'BABY LONDON' Baby London Microscope newly added to site
3/30/13 1886 AMERICAN C.X. DALTON LISTER LIMB BINOCULAR C.X. Dalton Binocular Microscope newly added to site
3/28/13 c. 1835 ENGLISH CARY (A) CARY-GOULD GOULD'S IMPROVED COMPOUND POCKET MICROSCOPE Cary-gould Microscope Revised, and additional photos and links also, information about test objects and accessories, a linked page about Gould's books and the evolution of this scope; this page expanded further
3/18/13 c. 1875 FRANCE 'Alexandre Lebrun Ingen. Opticien, quai de lecolle, 22 Paris' SOLAR MICROSCOPE --------- Solar Lebrun MicroscopeRevised with new information, dating, pictures
3/9/13c. 1800 ENGLISH ----------- WITHERING BOTANICAL ----------- early Withering-type Microscope revised
3/9/13c. 1805 ENGLISH ----------- WITHERING BOTANICAL ----------- early Withering-type Microscoperevised
3/9/13c. 1815 ENGLISH ----------- WITHERING BOTANICAL ----------- Withering-type Microscoperevised
3/6/131930 ENGLISH W. WATSON & SONS Ltd LISTER LIMB 'ROYAL MICROSCOPE' Royal Microscope New Photos at bottom of page
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