EIGHTEENTH CENTURY (1700'S) | |||||
DATE | COUNTRY ORIGIN |
MAKER | TYPE | MODEL | IMAGES |
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ORIGINAL:1668-1723 THIS REPLICA: Late 20TH C. |
ORIGINAL: DUTCH This Repro: American |
B. Sobel | VON LEEUWENHOEK REPLICA | ----------- |
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ORIGINAL:1668-1723 THIS REPLICA: Early 21st C. |
ORIGINAL: DUTCH This Repro: English |
Christopher Allen | VON LEEUWENHOEK REPLICA | ----------- |
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ORIGINAL:1668-1723 THIS REPLICA: 20TH C. |
ORIGINAL & This repro: DUTCH | Boerhaave Museum, Leiden | VON LEEUWENHOEK REPLICA | ----------- |
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c. 1725-1750 | ENGLISH | UNKNOWN | MINIATURE SCREW-BARREL | ----------------- | ![]() |
c. 1765 | ENGLISH | UNKNOWN | TREMBLEY-ELLIS-AQUATIC TYPE | ----------------- | ![]() |
c. 1790 | ENGLISH | UNKNOWN | BRASS 'ACORN' MICROSCOPE COMPENDIUM | ----------------- | ![]() |
c. 1790 | ENGLISH | UNKNOWN | IVORY 'ACORN' MICROSCOPE COMPENDIUM | ----------------- | ![]() |
c. 1790 | ENGLISH | UNKNOWN | 'COMPASS' MICROSCOPE | ----------------- | ![]() |
NINETEENTH CENTURY (1800'S) | |||||
DATE | COUNTRY ORIGIN |
MAKER | TYPE | MODEL | IMAGES |
c. 1800 | ENGLISH | ---------- | FOLDING WITHERING TYPE | ----------- |
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c. 1800 | ENGLISH | ---------- | LOUPE MAGNIFIER | ----------- |
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c. 1807 | ENGLISH | ---------- | CAMERA LUCIDA-SIMPLE MICROSCOPE | ----------- |
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c. 1810 | ENGLISH | ---------- | LOUPE MAGNIFIER | ----------- |
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c. 1810 | ENGLISH | MATHEW BERGE | BOX-MOUNTED COMBINED SIMPLE & COMPOUND | ? |
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c. 1st 1/3 19th C. | ENGLISH | ---------- | FOLDING 'JONES' TYPE BOTANICAL | ----------- |
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19th C. | ENGLISH | ---------- | FOLDING 'JONES' TYPE BOTANICAL | ----------- |
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19th C. | ENGLISH | ---------- | FOLDING 'JONES' TYPE BOTANICAL | ----------- |
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c. 1800 | ENGLISH | ----------- | WITHERING BOTANICAL | ----------- |
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c. 1805 | ENGLISH | ----------- | WITHERING BOTANICAL | ----------- |
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c. 1815 | ENGLISH | ----------- | WITHERING BOTANICAL | ----------- |
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c. 1st 1/3 19th C. | ENGLISH | ---------- | SMALL IVORY STANHOPE MAGNIFIER | ----------- |
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c. 2nd Qtr 19TH C. | IRISH | SPENCER & SON | HANDHELD COMBINED COMPOUND & SIMPLE MICROSCOPE | 'PORTE'S(?) FIELD MICROSCOPE' | ![]() |
c. 1820 | ENGLISH | W & S JONES (A) | FREESTANDING BOTANICAL SIMPLE MICROSCOPE | 'IMPROVED BOTANICAL OR UNIVERSAL POCKET MICROSCOPE' | ![]() |
c. 1830 | ENGLISH | WEST (A) | VERY SMALL STANHOPE MAGNIFIER | ------------ | ![]() |
c. 1830 | ENGLISH | ? | SMALL SIMPLE DISSECTING MICROSCOPE | ------------ | ![]() |
c. Second 1/3 of 19th C. | ENGLISH | ? | SMALL BONE HANDLED CODDINGTON MICROSCOPE | ------------ | ![]() |
c. 1837 | ENGLISH | ANDREW PRITCHARD | SIMPLE MICROSCOPE | 'NEW POCKET MICROSCOPE' | ![]() |
c. 1838 | ENGLISH | J.P CUTTS | LINEN PROVER MICROSCOPE | 'SLIDE HEAD' | ![]() |
c. 1838 | ENGLISH | LIKELY J.P CUTTS (A) | LINEN PROVER MICROSCOPE | 'SLIDE HEAD' | ![]() |
c. 1840's | FRENCH | CHARLES CHEVALIER | ACHROMATIC SIMPLE AND COMPOUND HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL MICROSCOPE | MICROSCOPE ACHROMATIQUE UNIVERSEL |
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DATE | COUNTRY ORIGIN |
MAKER | TYPE | MODEL | IMAGES | c. 1850 | ENGLISH or FRENCH for the AMERICAN market | UNKNOWN | HANDHELD NATURALIST TYPE | 'FLOWER MICROSCOPE' | ![]() |
c. mid-19th C. | ENGLISH(?) | UNKNOWN | SWIVELING MULTIPLE OPENING LINEN PROVER | --?--> |
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c. mid-19th C. | ENGLISH | UNKNOWN | SMALL 3 LENS MAGNIFIER | --?-- |
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c. mid-19th C. | ENGLISH | UNKNOWN | HANDHELD NATURALIST FOLDING MAGNIFIER IN HORN CASING | 'BOTANICAL MAGNIFIER' | ![]() |
c. mid-19th C. | ENGLISH | UNKNOWN | HANDHELD NATURALIST FOLDING MAGNIFIER IN HORN CASING | 'BOTANICAL MAGNIFIER' | ![]() |
c. mid-19th C. | ENGLISH | UNKNOWN | HANDHELD NATURALIST FOLDING MAGNIFIER IN HORN CASING | 'BOTANICAL MAGNIFIER' | ![]() |
c. 1850 | ENGLISH or FRENCH (?) | UNKNOWN | HANDHELD NATURALIST TYPE FOR LIVEBOX OR SLIDES | --?-- |
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c. 1855 | ENGLISH | ALFRED BROOKS (A) | SIMPLE POCKET BOTANICAL MICROSCOPE | ----- | ![]() |
c. 1850's | ENGLISH | M. PILLISCHER | SIMPLE HANDHELD MICROSCOPE WITH STAGE | 'LENTICULAR' | ![]() |
c. c. middle 1/3 19th C. | FRENCH | ------- | SIMPLE POCKET BOTANICAL MICROSCOPE | ----- | ![]() |
c. middle 1/3 19th C. | FRENCH | GAUDIN | FUSED QUARTZ LENSED SIMPLE MICROSCOPE | ----- | ![]() |
c. 2nd Half 19th C. | FRENCH (A) | ---- | HANDHELD COMPASS-TYPE MICROSCOPE | ---?--- | ![]() |
c. 2nd Half 19th C. | AMERICAN | DWIGHT LYMAN SMITH | SIMPLE MICROPHOTOGRAPH VIEWER TYPE MICROSCOPE | THE MICROGRAPH | ![]() |
c. 1863 | ENGLISH | PARKES & SON (A) | SIMPLE AND COMPOUND DISSECTING (HUXLEY-TYPE) MICROSCOPE | 'IMPROVED DISSECTING MICROSCOPE' | ![]() |
c. 1865 | ENGLISH | S.HIGHLEY (A) | QUECKETT-TYPE DISSECTING MICROSCOPE | 'HIGHLEY'S NEW DISSECTING MICROSCOPE' | ![]() |
c. 1865 | ENGLISH | ? | SIMPLE TRIPOD MICROSCOPE | 'SCREW-ADJUSTING TRIPOD MICROSCOPE ON THREE BRASS FEET' | ![]() |
c. 1870 | FRENCH FOR USA MARKET | for LABAN HEATH | TABLE MAGNIFIER for DETECTING COUNTERFEIT BILLS | 'MAGNIFIER' | ![]() |
c. 3rd Qtr 19th C. | IRISH | J. NEILL & CO. | LINEN PROVER MICROSCOPE | 'LINEN AND CLOTH PROVER' | ![]() |
c. 3rd Qtr 19th C. | ENGLISH | THOS BARLEET & SONS | HANDHELD LIVEBOX/COMPRESSOR MICROSCOPE | --?-- | ![]() |
c. 1867-1900. | ENGLISH | C.S. RAE | HANDHELD CYLINDRICAL POCKET MICROSCOPE | 'RAE'S MICROSCOPE' | ![]() |
c. Last Third of 19th C. | FRENCH | --?-- | FREESTANDING SIMPLE MICROSCOPE | --?-- | ![]() |
c. 1870's | ENGLISH | FIELD & SON | COMBINED SIMPLE DISSECTING & COMPOUND MICROSCOPE | 'NEW UNIVERSAL MOUNTING AND DISSECTING MICROSCOPE' | ![]() |
c. 1875 | AMERICAN | BAUSCH & LOMB | SIMPLE SELF-CONTAINED DISSECTING MICROSCOPE | 'EXCELSIOR' | ![]() |
c. 1878 | AMERICAN | BAUSCH & LOMB | SMALL SIMPLE MICROSCOPE | 'AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST' (1st version) | ![]() |
c. 4th qtr 19th C. | ENGLISH | --?-- | HANDHELD CYLINDRICAL RAE-type POCKET MICROSCOPE | ---- | ![]() |
c. 4th qtr 19th C. | ENGLISH | --?-- | HANDHELD CYLINDRICAL RAE-type POCKET MICROSCOPE | ---- | ![]() |
c. 1880 | AMERICAN | L.G. ABBOTT | HANDHELD POCKET MICROSCOPE | 'ABBOTT'S POCKET MICROSCOPE' | ![]() |
4th Qtr 19th C. |
ENGLISH | J. BROWNING | HANDHELD APLANATIC MICROSCOPE | 'BROWNING'S PLATYSCOPIC LENS' | ![]() |
c. 4th Qtr 19th C. | ENGLISH | ? | SIMPLE TRIPOD MICROSCOPE | 'THREE LEGGED MICROSCOPE IN BRASS FRAME' | ![]() |
4th Qtr 19th C. |
ENGLISH | J. BROWNING | MINIATURE MICROSCOPE | 'NEW MINIATURE MICROSCOPE' | ![]() |
4th Qtr 19th C. |
ENGLISH | ---- | HANDHELD CYLINDER MICROSCOPE | 'INSECT' or 'SEED' or 'MAGIC CAGE' |
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4th Qtr 19th C. |
ENGLISH | ---- | HANDHELD CYLINDER MICROSCOPE | 'INSECT' or 'SEED' or 'MAGIC CAGE' |
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4th Qtr 19th C. |
FRENCH | UNKNOWN | BOX MOUNTED SIMPLE MICROSCOPE | ---?--- | ![]() |
c.1880 | FRENCH | A. PICART | RASPAIL-TREMBLEY-ELLIS AQUATIC TYPE MICROSCOPE | 'CHEMICAL MICROSCOPE' (RASPAIL) |
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c. 4th Qtr 19th C. | AMERICAN | LABAN HEATH | FOLDING SIMPLE MICROSCOPE DESIGNED FOR CHECKING CURRENCY FOR COUNTERFEITING | 'HEATH'S IMPROVED ADJUSTABLE COMPOUND MICROSCOPE' | ![]() |
c. 4th Qtr 19th C. | AMERICAN | LABAN HEATH | FOLDING SIMPLE MICROSCOPE DESIGNED FOR CHECKING CURRENCY FOR COUNTERFEITING | 'HEATH'S IMPROVED ADJUSTABLE COMPOUND MICROSCOPE' | ![]() |
c. 1887 | ENGLISH | ROSS | PHOTOGRAPHIC MAGNIFIER | ---- | ![]() |
c. 1888 | ENGLISH | BECK (A) | CODDINGTON | ---- | ![]() |
c. 1890 | ?FRENCH FOR THE AMERICAN MARKET | --?-- | CYLINDER VIEWER | 'CONVENIENT' OR 'DOLLAR' MICROSCOPE | ![]() |
c. 1890 | AMERICAN | BAUSCH & LOMB | SMALL SIMPLE MICROSCOPE WITH DRUM BASE AND STAGE | 'AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST' (2nd version) | ![]() |
c. 1895 | ENGLISH | W. BLACKHALL | CYLINDER VIEWER | 'SIMPLE MICROSCOPE WITH MULTIPLE ILLUMINATOR' | ![]() |
c. 4th Qtr 19th C. | ENGLISH | --?-- | SHORT SIMPLE MICROSCOPE FOR OPAQUE OBJECTS | --?-- | ![]() |
c. late 19th C. | FRENCH | --?-- | SWIVELING MULTIPLE-OPENING LINEN PROVER | --?-- | ![]() |
c. 1885-1950 | FRENCH | CYLINDER VIEWER | 'MICROSCOPE OR FLOROSCOPE' (and many other names) | ![]() |
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c. 1885-1950 | FRENCH | CYLINDER VIEWER | 'MICROSCOPE OR FLOROSCOPE' (and many other names) | ![]() |
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TWENTIETH CENTURY (1900-1949) | |||||
DATE | COUNTRY ORIGIN | MAKER | TYPE | MODEL | IMAGES |
c. 1900 | FRENCH (A) | DEYROLLE (A) | CONTINENTAL LIMB PORTABLE STUDENT DISSECTING MICROSCOPE | 'MODEL O' | ![]() |
c. 1900 | FRENCH (A) | CYLINDER VIEWER WITH SINGLE STANHOPE LENS | ? | ![]() |
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c. 1900-1950 | FRENCH | CYLINDER VIEWER | 'MICROSCOPE OR FLOROSCOPE' (and many other names) | ![]() |
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c. 1900-1950 | FRENCH | CYLINDER VIEWER | 'MICROSCOPE OR FLOROSCOPE' (and many other names) | ![]() |
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c. 1900 | ENGLISH (A) | --?-- | LARGE STANHOPE-TYPE MAGNIFIER | --?-- | ![]() |
c. 1900 | GERMAN | CARL ZEISS | LOUPE | 'IMPROVED APLANATIC LOUPE' | ![]() |
c. 1910 | ENGLISH | J. BROWNING | HANDHELD APLANATIC MICROSCOPE | 'BROWNING'S PLATYSCOPIC LENS' | ![]() |
c. 1st Qtr 20th C. | ENGLISH | CASARTELLI | FOLDING THREAD COUNTER | --?-- | ![]() |
c. 1st Qtr 20th C. | ENGLISH | CASARTELLI | FOLDING LINEN TESTER | 'THE PRIOR' | ![]() |
After 1893: c. FIRST QTR 20TH C. | ENGLISH | WATSON & SONS | LOUPE | 'APLANATIC MAGNIFIER' | ![]() |
c. 1900 (?) | (?)ENGLISH | --?-- | CODDINGTON | ---- | ![]() |
c. 1900 (?) | AUSTRIAN | E. WAWRINA | PHOTOGRAPHIC MAGNIFIER | 'EXPRESS' | ![]() |
c. 1900 (?) | --?-- | --?-- | PHOTOGRAPHIC MAGNIFIER | ----- | ![]() |
c. 1900 (?) | --?-- | --?-- | PHOTOGRAPHIC MAGNIFIER | ----- | ![]() |
c. 1900 (?) | --?-- | --?-- | PHOTOGRAPHIC MAGNIFIER | ----- | ![]() |
c. 1903 | GERMAN | PAUL WAECHTER | ACHROMATIC POCKET MICROSCOPE | 'ACHROMATIC UNIVERSAL POCKET MICROSCOPE' |
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c. 1908 | ENGLISH | J. CASARTELLI & SON | THREAD COUNTING GLASS | 'MICROSCOPE CLOTH COUNTING GLASS' | ![]() |
c. 1910 | ENGLISH | ARMSTRONG & BROTHER | THREAD COUNTING GLASS | ---- | ![]() |
c. 1st 1/3 20th C. | GERMAN) | CYLINDER VIEWER ON STAND | Allmikroskop |
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c. 1st 1/3 20th C. | GERMAN | CYLINDER VIEWER ON STAND | Universal-Standmikroskop |
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c. 1915 | GERMAN | C. LEIDIG | SIMPLE POCKET MICROSCOPE | UNKNOWN | ![]() |
c. 1915 | ENGLISH OR GERMAN | --?-- | TINY FOLDING LINEN PROVER MICROSCOPE | UNKNOWN | ![]() |
c. 1st 1/3 20th C. | FRENCH (for sale in America) | UNKNOWN | Freestanding simple Microscope | ----- | ![]() |
c. 1st 1/2 20th C. | ? | UNKNOWN | Pocket Brass Cylinder Microscope | 'THE MICROSCOPE' | ![]() |
c. 1930 | ENGLISH (A) | --?-- | TINY DOUBLE-CAPPED CODINGTON MAGNIFIER | --?-- | ![]() |
c. 1930 | AMERICAN | WOLLENSAK | CRAIG-TYPE SIMPLE MICROSCOPE | '50X MICROSCOPE' | ![]() |
c. 1st Half 20th C. | AMERICAN | BAUSCH & LOMB | FOLDING LINEN TESTER MICROSCOPE | --?-- | ![]() |
c. 1st Half 20th C. | AMERICAN | W.T. GREGG | THREAD COUNTER MICROSCOPE | --?-- | ![]() |
2nd Qtr 20th C. | ENGLISH | GRIFFIN & GEORGE | MINIATURE THREAD PROVER/MEASURING MICROSCOPE | --?-- | ![]() |
After 1929 | AMERICAN | LOWINSON | THREAD COUNTING MICROSCOPE | 'THE TRIPLEX' | ![]() |
c. 2nd to 3rd Qtr 20th C. | AMERICAN | BAUSCH & LOMB | FINGERPRINT SIMPLE MICROSCOPE | 'FINGERPRINT MAGNIFIER' | ![]() |
c. 2nd to 3rd Qtr 20th C. | AMERICAN | BAUSCH & LOMB | FINGERPRINT SIMPLE MICROSCOPE | 'FINGERPRINT MAGNIFIER' | ![]() |
c. 2nd to 3rd Qtr 20th C. | AMERICAN | AO/SPENCER | SIMPLE MICROSCOPE | 'UTILITY MAGNIFIER' | ![]() |
c. 2nd to 3rd Qtr 20th C. | AMERICAN | AO/SPENCER | SIMPLE FINGERPRINT MICROSCOPE WITH HENRY INSERT | 'FINGERPRINT MAGNIFIER' | ![]() |
c. 2nd to 3rd Qtr 20th C. | AMERICAN | TESTRITE | SIMPLE TRIPOD MICROSCOPE | 'FINGERPRINT MAGNIFIER' | ![]() |
TWENTIETH CENTURY (after 1949) | |||||
DATE | COUNTRY ORIGIN | MAKER | TYPE | MODEL | IMAGES |
c. 2nd Quarter 20th C. | GERMAN | ---- | CYLINDER POCKET MICROSCOPE | 'BRILLANT U50' |
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c. 2nd Quarter 20th C. | GERMAN | ---- | CYLINDER POCKET MICROSCOPE | 'MIKRO' |
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c. 1st Qtr 20th C. |
--?-- | --?-- | HANDHELD DEMONSTRATION MICROSCOPE WITH INTEGRAL STAGE | --?-- | ![]() |
c. 1950 | AMERICAN | ALFRED SUTER | THREAD COUNTER | ------ |
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AMERICAN (U.S.A.) | |||||
DATE | COUNTRY ORIGIN | MAKER | TYPE | MODEL | IMAGES |
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c. 1850 | ENGLISH or FRENCH for the AMERICAN market | UNKNOWN | HANDHELD NATURALIST TYPE | 'FLOWER MICROSCOPE' | ![]() |
c. 2nd Half 19th C. | AMERICAN | DWIGHT LYMAN SMITH | SIMPLE MICROPHOTOGRAPH VIEWER TYPE MICROSCOPE | THE MICROGRAPH | ![]() |
c. 1875 | AMERICAN | BAUSCH & LOMB | SIMPLE SELF-CONTAINED DISSECTING MICROSCOPE | 'EXCELSIOR' | ![]() |
c. 1878 | AMERICAN | BAUSCH & LOMB | SMALL SIMPLE MICROSCOPE | 'AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST' (1st version) | ![]() |
c. 1880 | AMERICAN | L.G. ABBOTT | HANDHELD POCKET MICROSCOPE | 'ABBOTT'S POCKET MICROSCOPE' | ![]() |
c. 4th Qtr 19th C. | AMERICAN | LABAN HEATH | FOLDING SIMPLE MICROSCOPE DESIGNED FOR CHECKING CURRENCY FOR COUNTERFEITING | 'HEATH'S IMPROVED ADJUSTABLE COMPOUND MICROSCOPE' | ![]() |
c. 4th Qtr 19th C. | AMERICAN | LABAN HEATH | FOLDING SIMPLE MICROSCOPE DESIGNED FOR CHECKING CURRENCY FOR COUNTERFEITING | 'HEATH'S IMPROVED ADJUSTABLE COMPOUND MICROSCOPE' | ![]() |
c. 1890 | AMERICAN | BAUSCH & LOMB | SMALL SIMPLE MICROSCOPE WITH DRUM BASE AND STAGE | 'AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST' (2nd version) | ![]() |
c. 1920 | AMERICAN | PATENTED BY ADAMS | SIMPLE MAGNIFIER | 'MAGNIFYING DEVICE FOR THREADING NEEDLES' | ![]() |
c. 1st Half 20th C. | AMERICAN | BAUSCH & LOMB | FOLDING LINEN TESTER MICROSCOPE | --?-- | ![]() |
c. 1st Half 20th C. | AMERICAN | W.T. GREGG | THREAD COUNTER MICROSCOPE | --?-- | ![]() |
c. 1930 | AMERICAN | WOLLENSAK | CRAIG-TYPE SIMPLE MICROSCOPE | '50X MICROSCOPE' | ![]() |
After 1929 | AMERICAN | LOWINSON | THREAD COUNTING MICROSCOPE | 'THE TRIPLEX' | ![]() |
c. 2nd to 3rd Qtr 20th C. | AMERICAN | BAUSCH & LOMB | FINGERPRINT SIMPLE MICROSCOPE | 'FINGERPRINT MAGNIFIER' | ![]() |
c. 2nd to 3rd Qtr 20th C. | AMERICAN | BAUSCH & LOMB | FINGERPRINT SIMPLE MICROSCOPE | 'FINGERPRINT MAGNIFIER' | ![]() |
c. 2nd to 3rd Qtr 20th C. | AMERICAN | AO/SPENCER | SIMPLE MICROSCOPE | 'UTILITY MAGNIFIER' | ![]() |
c. 2nd to 3rd Qtr 20th C. | AMERICAN | AO/SPENCER | SIMPLE FINGERPRINT MICROSCOPE WITH HENRY INSERT | 'FINGERPRINT MAGNIFIER' | ![]() |
c. 2nd to 3rd Qtr 20th C. | AMERICAN | TESTRITE | SIMPLE TRIPOD MICROSCOPE | 'FINGERPRINT MAGNIFIER' | ![]() |
c. 1950 | AMERICAN | ALFRED SUTER | THREAD COUNTER | ------ |
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AUSTRIAN (AUSTRIA) | |||||
DATE | COUNTRY ORIGIN | MAKER | TYPE | MODEL | IMAGES |
c. 1900 (?) | AUSTRIAN | E. WAWRINA | PHOTOGRAPHIC MAGNIFIER | 'EXPRESS' | ![]() |
CHINESE (CHINA) | |||||
DATE | COUNTRY ORIGIN | MAKER | TYPE | MODEL | IMAGES |
ENGLISH (GREAT BRITAIN) | |||||
DATE | COUNTRY ORIGIN | MAKER | TYPE | MODEL | IMAGES |
c. 1725-1750 | ENGLISH | UNKNOWN | MINIATURE SCREW-BARREL | ----------------- | ![]() |
c. 1765 | ENGLISH | UNKNOWN | ELLIS-AQUATIC TYPE | ----------------- | ![]() |
c. 1790 | ENGLISH | UNKNOWN | BRASS 'ACORN' MICROSCOPE COMPENDIUM | ----------------- | ![]() |
c. 1790 | ENGLISH | UNKNOWN | IVORY 'ACORN' MICROSCOPE COMPENDIUM | ----------------- | ![]() |
c. 1790 | ENGLISH | UNKNOWN | 'COMPASS' MICROSCOPE | ----------------- | ![]() |
c. 1800 | ENGLISH | ---------- | FOLDING WITHERING TYPE | ----------- |
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c. 1800 | ENGLISH | ---------- | LOUPE MAGNIFIER | ----------- |
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c. 1807 | ENGLISH | ---------- | CAMERA LUCIDA-SIMPLE MICROSCOPE | ----------- |
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c. 1810 | ENGLISH | MATHEW BERGE | SIMPLE & COMPOUND BOX-MOUNTED MICROSCOPE | ? |
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c. 1st 1/3 19th C. | ENGLISH | ---------- | FOLDING 'JONES' TYPE BOTANICAL | ----------- |
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19th C. | ENGLISH | ---------- | FOLDING 'JONES' TYPE BOTANICAL | ----------- |
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19th C. | ENGLISH | ---------- | FOLDING 'JONES' TYPE BOTANICAL | ----------- |
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c. 1800 | ENGLISH | ----------- | WITHERING BOTANICAL | ----------- |
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c. 1805 | ENGLISH | ----------- | WITHERING BOTANICAL | ----------- |
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c. 1815 | ENGLISH | ----------- | WITHERING BOTANICAL | ----------- |
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c. 1st 1/3 19th C. | ENGLISH | ---------- | SMALL IVORY STANHOPE MAGNIFIER | ----------- |
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c. 1820 | ENGLISH | W & S JONES (A) | FREE STANDING BOTANICAL SIMPLE MICROSCOPE | 'IMPROVED BOTANICAL OR UNIVERSAL POCKET MICROSCOPE' | ![]() |
c. 1830 | ENGLISH | WEST (A) | VERY SMALL STANHOPE MAGNIFIER | ------------ | ![]() |
c. 1830 | ENGLISH | ? | SMALL SIMPLE DISSECTING MICROSCOPE | ------------ | ![]() |
c. 1837 | ENGLISH | ANDREW PRITCHARD | SIMPLE MICROSCOPE | 'NEW POCKET MICROSCOPE' | ![]() |
c. 1838 | ENGLISH | J.P. CUTTS | LINEN PROVER MICROSCOPE | 'SLIDING HEAD' | ![]() |
c. 1838 | ENGLISH | LIKELY J.P. CUTTS(A) | LINEN PROVER MICROSCOPE | 'SLIDING HEAD' | ![]() |
c. mid-19th C. | ENGLISH | UNKNOWN | SMALL 3 LENS MAGNIFIER | --?-- |
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c. mid-19th C. | ENGLISH(?) | UNKNOWN | SWIVELING MULTIPLE OPENING LINEN PROVER | --?-- |
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c. 1850's | ENGLISH | M. PILLISCHER | SIMPLE HANDHELD MICROSCOPE WITH STAGE | 'LENTICULAR' | ![]() |
c. Second 1/3 of 19th C. | ENGLISH | ? | SMALL BONE HANDLED CODDINGTON MICROSCOPE | ------------ | ![]() |
c. 1863 | ENGLISH | PARKES & SON (A) | SIMPLE AND COMPOUND DISSECTING (HUXLEY-TYPE) MICROSCOPE | 'IMPROVED DISSECTING MICROSCOPE' | ![]() |
c. 1865 | ENGLISH | ? | SIMPLE TRIPOD MICROSCOPE | 'SCREW-ADJUSTING TRIPOD MICROSCOPE ON THREE BRASS FEET' | ![]() |
c. 1870's | ENGLISH | FIELD & SON | COMBINED SIMPLE DISSECTING & COMPOUND MICROSCOPE | 'NEW UNIVERSAL MOUNTING AND DISSECTING MICROSCOPE' | ![]() |
c. 3rd Qtr 19th C. | ENGLISH | THOS BARLEET & SONS | HANDHELD LIVEBOX/COMPRESSOR MICROSCOPE | --?-- | ![]() |
c. mid-19th C. | ENGLISH | UNKNOWN | HANDHELD NATURALIST FOLDING MAGNIFIER IN HORN CASING | 'BOTANICAL MAGNIFIER' | ![]() |
c. mid-19th C. | ENGLISH | UNKNOWN | HANDHELD NATURALIST FOLDING MAGNIFIER IN HORN CASING | 'BOTANICAL MAGNIFIER' | ![]() |
c. mid-19th C. | ENGLISH | UNKNOWN | HANDHELD NATURALIST FOLDING MAGNIFIER IN HORN CASING | 'BOTANICAL MAGNIFIER' | ![]() |
c. 1855 | ENGLISH | ALFRED BROOKS (A) | SIMPLE POCKET BOTANICAL MICROSCOPE | ----- | ![]() |
c. 1865 | ENGLISH | S. HIGHLEY (A) | QUECKETT-TYPE DISSECTING MICROSCOPE | 'HIGHLEY'S NEW DISSECTING MICROSCOPE' | ![]() |
c. 1867-1900. | ENGLISH | C.S. RAE | HANDHELD CYLINDRICAL POCKET MICROSCOPE | 'RAE'S MICROSCOPE' | ![]() |
c. 1910 | ENGLISH | J. BROWNING | HANDHELD APLANATIC MICROSCOPE | 'BROWNING'S PLATYSCOPIC LENS' | ![]() |
4th Qtr 19th C. |
ENGLISH | J. BROWNING | MINIATURE MICROSCOPE | 'NEW MINIATURE MICROSCOPE' | ![]() |
c. 4th qtr 19th C. | ENGLISH | --?-- | HANDHELD CYLINDRICAL RAE-type POCKET MICROSCOPE | ---- | ![]() |
c. 4th qtr 19th C. | ENGLISH | --?-- | HANDHELD CYLINDRICAL RAE-type POCKET MICROSCOPE | ---- | ![]() |
4th Qtr 19th C. |
ENGLISH | ---- | HANDHELD CYLINDER MICROSCOPE | 'INSECT' or 'SEED' or 'MAGIC CAGE' |
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4th Qtr 19th C. |
ENGLISH | ---- | HANDHELD CYLINDER MICROSCOPE | 'INSECT' or 'SEED' or 'MAGIC CAGE' |
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4th Qtr 19th C. |
ENGLISH | ---- | SHORT SIMPLE CYLINDER MICROSCOPE FOR OPAQUE OBJECTS | ----- | ![]() |
c. 1888 | ENGLISH | BECK (A) | CODDINGTON | ----' | ![]() |
c. 1895 | ENGLISH | W. BLACKHALL | CYLINDER VIEWER | 'SIMPLE MICROSCOPE WITH MULTIPLE ILLUMINATOR' | ![]() |
after 1893: c. FIRST QTR 20TH C. | ENGLISH | WATSON & SONS | LOUPE | 'APLANATIC MAGNIFIER' | ![]() |
c. 1900 | ENGLISH (A) | --?-- | LARGE STANHOPE-TYPE MAGNIFIER | --?-- | ![]() |
c. 1908 | ENGLISH | J. CASARTELLI & SON | THREAD COUNTING GLASS | 'MICROSCOPE CLOTH COUNTING GLASS' | ![]() |
c. 1910 | ENGLISH | ARMSTRONG & BROTHER | THREAD COUNTING GLASS | ---- | ![]() |
c. 1st Qtr 20th C. | ENGLISH | CASARTELLI | FOLDING THREAD COUNTER | --?-- | ![]() |
c. 1st Qtr 20th C. | ENGLISH | CASARTELLI | FOLDING THREAD COUNTER | --?-- | ![]() |
c. 1930 | ENGLISH (A) | --?-- | TINY DOUBLE-CAPPED CODINGTON MAGNIFIER | --?-- | ![]() |
2nd Qtr 20th C. | ENGLISH | GRIFFIN & GEORGE | MINIATURE THREAD PROVER/MEASURING MICROSCOPE | --?-- | ![]() |
FRENCH (FRANCE) | |||||
DATE | COUNTRY ORIGIN |
MAKER | TYPE | MODEL | IMAGES |
c. c. middle 1/3 19th C. | FRENCH | ------- | SIMPLE POCKET BOTANICAL MICROSCOPE | ----- | ![]() |
c. middle 1/3 19th C. | FRENCH | GAUDIN | FUSED QUARTZ LENSED SIMPLE MICROSCOPE | ----- | ![]() |
c. 1840's | FRENCH | CHARLES CHEVALIER | ACHROMATIC SIMPLE AND COMPOUND HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL MICROSCOPE | MICROSCOPE ACHROMATIQUE UNIVERSEL |
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c. 2nd Half 19th C. | FRENCH (A) | ---- | HANDHELD COMPASS-TYPE MICROSCOPE | ---?--- | ![]() |
c. Last Third of 19th C. | FRENCH | --?-- | FREESTANDING SIMPLE MICROSCOPE | --?-- | ![]() |
c. 1870 | FRENCH FOR USA MARKET | for LABAN HEATH | TABLE MAGNIFIER for DETECTING COUNTERFEIT BILLS | 'MAGNIFIER' | ![]() |
4th Qtr 19th C. |
FRENCH | UNKNOWN | BOX MOUNTED SIMPLE MICROSCOPE | ---?--- | ![]() |
c. 1880 | FRENCH | A. PICART | RASPAIL-TREMBLEY-ELLIS AQUATIC TYPE MICROSCOPE | 'CHEMICAL MICROSCOPE' (RASPAIL) |
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c. late 19th C. | FRENCH (A) | --?-- | SWIVELING MULTIPLE-OPENING LINEN PROVER | --?-- | ![]() |
c. 1900 | FRENCH (A) | DEYROLLE (A) | CONTINENTAL LIMB PORTABLE STUDENT DISSECTING MICROSCOPE | 'MODEL O' | ![]() |
c. 1900 | FRENCH (A) | CYLINDER VIEWER WITH SINGLE STANHOPE LENS | ? | ![]() |
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c. 1885-1950 | FRENCH | CYLINDER VIEWER | 'MICROSCOPE OR FLOROSCOPE' (and many other names) | ![]() |
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c. 1885-1950 | FRENCH | CYLINDER VIEWER | 'MICROSCOPE OR FLOROSCOPE' (and many other names) | ![]() |
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c. 1900-1950 | FRENCH | CYLINDER VIEWER | 'MICROSCOPE OR FLOROSCOPE' (and many other names) | ![]() |
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c. 1900-1950 | FRENCH | CYLINDER VIEWER | 'MICROSCOPE OR FLOROSCOPE' (and many other names) | ![]() |
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c. 1st 1/3 20th C. | FRENCH (for sale in America) | UNKNOWN | Freestanding simple Microscope | ----- | ![]() |
GERMAN (GERMANY) | |||||
DATE | COUNTRY ORIGIN | MAKER | TYPE | MODEL | IMAGES |
c. 1900 | GERMAN | CARL ZEISS | LOUPE | 'IMPROVED APLANATIC LOUPE' | ![]() |
c. 1903 | GERMAN | PAUL WAECHTER | ACHROMATIC POCKET MICROSCOPE | 'ACHROMATIC UNIVERSAL POCKET MICROSCOPE' | ![]() |
c. 1915 | GERMAN | C. LEIDIG | SIMPLE POCKET MICROSCOPE | UNKNOWN | ![]() |
c. 1st 1/3 20th C. | GERMAN | CYLINDER VIEWER ON STAND | Universal-Standmikroskop |
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c. 1st 1/3 20th C. | GERMAN) | CYLINDER VIEWER ON STAND | Allmikroskop |
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c. 2nd Quarter 20th C. | GERMAN | ---- | CYLINDER POCKET MICROSCOPE | 'BRILLANT U50' |
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c. 2nd Quarter 20th C. | GERMAN | ---- | CYLINDER POCKET MICROSCOPE | 'MIKRO' |
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IRISH | |||||
DATE | COUNTRY ORIGIN | MAKER | TYPE | MODEL | IMAGES |
c. 2nd Qtr 19TH C. | IRISH | SPENCER & SON | HANDHELD COMBINED COMPOUND & SIMPLE MICROSCOPE WITH STAGE | 'PORTE'S(?) FIELD MICROSCOPE' | ![]() |
c. 3rd Qtr 19th C. | IRISH | J. NEILL & CO. | LINEN PROVER MICROSCOPE | 'LINEN AND CLOTH PROVER' | ![]() |
JAPANESE (JAPAN) | |||||
DATE | COUNTRY ORIGIN | MAKER | TYPE | MODEL | IMAGES |
POLISH (POLAND) | |||||
DATE | COUNTRY ORIGIN | MAKER | TYPE | MODEL | IMAGES |
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A | |||||
DATE | COUNTRY ORIGIN |
MAKER | TYPE | MODEL | IMAGES |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
c. 1880 | AMERICAN | L.G. ABBOTT | HANDHELD POCKET MICROSCOPE | 'ABBOTT'S POCKET MICROSCOPE' | ![]() |
c. 2nd to 3rd Qtr 20th C. | AMERICAN | AO/SPENCER | SIMPLE MICROSCOPE | 'UTILITY MAGNIFIER' | ![]() |
c. 2nd to 3rd Qtr 20th C. | AMERICAN | AO/SPENCER | SIMPLE FINGERPRINT MICROSCOPE WITH HENRY INSERT | 'FINGERPRINT MAGNIFIER' | ![]() |
c. 1910 | ENGLISH | ARMSTRONG & BROTHER | THREAD COUNTING GLASS | ---- | ![]() |
B | |||||
DATE | COUNTRY ORIGIN |
MAKER | TYPE | MODEL | IMAGES |
c. 3rd Qtr 19th C. | ENGLISH | THOS BARLEET & SONS | HANDHELD LIVEBOX/COMPRESSOR MICROSCOPE | --?-- | ![]() |
c. 1875 | AMERICAN | BAUSCH & LOMB | SIMPLE SELF-CONTAINED DISSECTING MICROSCOPE | 'EXCELSIOR' | ![]() |
c. 1878 | AMERICAN | BAUSCH & LOMB | SMALL SIMPLE MICROSCOPE | 'AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST' (1st version) | ![]() |
c. 1890 | AMERICAN | BAUSCH & LOMB | SMALL SIMPLE MICROSCOPE WITH DRUM BASE AND STAGE | 'AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST' (2nd version) | ![]() |
c. 1st Half 20th C. | AMERICAN | BAUSCH & LOMB | FOLDING LINEN TESTER MICROSCOPE | --?-- | ![]() |
c. 2nd to 3rd Qtr 20th C. | AMERICAN | BAUSCH & LOMB | FINGERPRINT SIMPLE MICROSCOPE | 'FINGERPRINT MAGNIFIER' | ![]() |
c. 2nd to 3rd Qtr 20th C. | AMERICAN | BAUSCH & LOMB | FINGERPRINT SIMPLE MICROSCOPE | 'FINGERPRINT MAGNIFIER' | ![]() |
c. 1888 | ENGLISH | BECK (A) | CODDINGTON | ---- | ![]() |
c. 1810 | ENGLISH | MATHEW BERGE | BOX-MOUNTED COMBINED SIMPLE & COMPOUND | ? |
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c. 1895 | ENGLISH | W. BLACKHALL | CYLINDER VIEWER | 'SIMPLE MICROSCOPE WITH MULTIPLE ILLUMINATOR' | ![]() |
c. 1855 | ENGLISH | ALFRED BROOKS (A) | SIMPLE POCKET BOTANICAL MICROSCOPE | ----- | ![]() |
4th Qtr 19th C. |
ENGLISH | J. BROWNING | HANDHELD APLANATIC MICROSCOPE | 'BROWNING'S PLATYSCOPIC LENS' | ![]() |
c 1910 | ENGLISH | J. BROWNING | HANDHELD APLANATIC MICROSCOPE | 'BROWNING'S PLATYSCOPIC LENS' | ![]() |
4th Qtr 19th C. |
ENGLISH | J. BROWNING | MINIATURE MICROSCOPE | 'NEW MINIATURE MICROSCOPE' | ![]() |
C | |||||
DATE | COUNTRY ORIGIN |
MAKER | TYPE | MODEL | IMAGES |
c. 1st Qtr 20th C. | ENGLISH | CASARTELLI | FOLDING THREAD COUNTER | --?-- | ![]() |
c. 1st Qtr 20th C. | ENGLISH | CASARTELLI | FOLDING LINEN TESTER | 'THE PRIOR' | ![]() |
c. 1908 | ENGLISH | J. CASARTELLI & SON | THREAD COUNTING GLASS | 'MICROSCOPE CLOTH COUNTING GLASS' | ![]() |
c. 1840's | FRENCH | CHARLES CHEVALIER | ACHROMATIC SIMPLE AND COMPOUND HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL MICROSCOPE | MICROSCOPE ACHROMATIQUE UNIVERSEL |
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c. 1838 | ENGLISH | J.P CUTTS | LINEN PROVER MICROSCOPE | 'SLIDE HEAD' | ![]() |
D | |||||
DATE | COUNTRY ORIGIN |
MAKER | TYPE | MODEL | IMAGES |
c. 1900 | FRENCH (A) | DEYROLLE (A) | CONTINENTAL LIMB PORTABLE STUDENT DISSECTING MICROSCOPE | 'MODEL O' | ![]() |
E | |||||
DATE | COUNTRY ORIGIN |
MAKER | TYPE | MODEL | IMAGES |
DATE | COUNTRY ORIGIN |
MAKER | TYPE | MODEL | IMAGES |
F | |||||
DATE | COUNTRY ORIGIN |
MAKER | TYPE | MODEL | IMAGES |
c. 1870's | ENGLISH | FIELD & SON | COMBINED SIMPLE DISSECTING & COMPOUND MICROSCOPE | 'NEW UNIVERSAL MOUNTING AND DISSECTING MICROSCOPE' | ![]() |
G | |||||
DATE | COUNTRY ORIGIN |
MAKER | TYPE | MODEL | IMAGES |
c. middle 1/3 19th C. | FRENCH | GAUDIN | FUSED QUARTZ LENSED SIMPLE MICROSCOPE | ----- | ![]() |
2nd Qtr 20th C. | ENGLISH | GRIFFIN & GEORGE | MINIATURE THREAD PROVER/MEASURING MICROSCOPE | --?-- | ![]() |
c. 1st Half 20th C. | AMERICAN | W.T. GREGG | THREAD COUNTER MICROSCOPE | --?-- | ![]() |
H | |||||
DATE | COUNTRY ORIGIN |
MAKER | TYPE | MODEL | IMAGES |
c. 1870 | FRENCH FOR USA MARKET | for LABAN HEATH | TABLE MAGNIFIER for DETECTING COUNTERFEIT BILLS | 'MAGNIFIER' | ![]() |
c. 4th Qtr 19th C. | AMERICAN | LABAN HEATH | FOLDING SIMPLE MICROSCOPE DESIGNED FOR CHECKING CURRENCY FOR COUNTERFEITING | 'HEATH'S IMPROVED ADJUSTABLE COMPOUND MICROSCOPE' | ![]() |
c. 4th Qtr 19th C. | AMERICAN | LABAN HEATH | FOLDING SIMPLE MICROSCOPE DESIGNED FOR CHECKING CURRENCY FOR COUNTERFEITING | 'HEATH'S IMPROVED ADJUSTABLE COMPOUND MICROSCOPE' | ![]() |
c. 1865 | ENGLISH | S. HIGHLEY (A) | QUECKETT-TYPE DISSECTING MICROSCOPE | 'HIGHLEY'S NEW DISSECTING MICROSCOPE' | ![]() |
I | |||||
DATE | COUNTRY ORIGIN |
MAKER | TYPE | MODEL | IMAGES |
J | |||||
DATE | COUNTRY ORIGIN |
MAKER | TYPE | MODEL | IMAGES |
c. 1820 | ENGLISH | W & S JONES (A) | FREESTANDING BOTANICAL SIMPLE MICROSCOPE | 'IMPROVED BOTANICAL OR UNIVERSAL POCKET MICROSCOPE' | ![]() |
K | |||||
DATE | COUNTRY ORIGIN |
MAKER | TYPE | MODEL | IMAGES |
L | |||||
DATE | COUNTRY ORIGIN |
MAKER | TYPE | MODEL | IMAGES |
c. 1915 | GERMAN | C. LEIDIG | SIMPLE POCKET MICROSCOPE | UNKNOWN | ![]() |
After 1929 | AMERICAN | LOWINSON | THREAD COUNTING MICROSCOPE | 'THE TRIPLEX' | ![]() |
M | |||||
DATE | COUNTRY ORIGIN |
MAKER | TYPE | MODEL | IMAGES |
N | |||||
DATE | COUNTRY ORIGIN |
MAKER | TYPE | MODEL | IMAGES |
c. 3rd Qtr 19th C. | IRISH | J. NEILL & CO. | LINEN PROVER MICROSCOPE | 'LINEN AND CLOTH PROVER' | ![]() |
O | |||||
DATE | COUNTRY ORIGIN |
MAKER | TYPE | MODEL | IMAGES |
P | |||||
DATE | COUNTRY ORIGIN |
MAKER | TYPE | MODEL | IMAGES |
c. 1863 | ENGLISH | PARKES & SON (A) | SIMPLE AND COMPOUND DISSECTING (HUXLEY-TYPE) MICROSCOPE | 'IMPROVED DISSECTING MICROSCOPE' | ![]() |
c. 1880 | FRENCH | A. PICART | RASPAIL-TREMBLEY-ELLIS AQUATIC TYPE MICROSCOPE | 'CHEMICAL MICROSCOPE' (RASPAIL) |
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c. 1837 | ENGLISH | ANDREW PRITCHARD | SIMPLE MICROSCOPE | 'NEW POCKET MICROSCOPE' | ![]() |
c. 1850's | ENGLISH | M. PILLISCHER | SIMPLE HANDHELD MICROSCOPE WITH STAGE | 'LENTICULAR' | ![]() |
Q | |||||
DATE | COUNTRY ORIGIN |
MAKER | TYPE | MODEL | IMAGES |
R | |||||
DATE | COUNTRY ORIGIN |
MAKER | TYPE | MODEL | IMAGES |
c. 1867-1900. | ENGLISH | C.S. RAE | HANDHELD CYLINDRICAL POCKET MICROSCOPE | 'RAE'S MICROSCOPE' | ![]() |
c. 1887 | ENGLISH | ROSS | PHOTOGRAPHIC MAGNIFIER | ---- | ![]() |
S | |||||
DATE | COUNTRY ORIGIN |
MAKER | TYPE | MODEL | IMAGES |
c. 2nd Half 19th C. | AMERICAN | DWIGHT LYMAN SMITH | SIMPLE MICROPHOTOGRAPH VIEWER TYPE MICROSCOPE | THE MICROGRAPH | ![]() |
c. 2nd Qtr 19TH C. | IRISH | SPENCER & SON | HANDHELD COMBINED COMPOUND & SIMPLE MICROSCOPE WITH STAGE | 'PORTE'S(?) FIELD MICROSCOPE' | ![]() |
c. 2nd to 3rd Qtr 20th C. | AMERICAN | AO/SPENCER | SIMPLE MICROSCOPE | 'UTILITY MAGNIFIER' | ![]() |
c. 2nd to 3rd Qtr 20th C. | AMERICAN | AO/SPENCER | SIMPLE FINGERPRINT MICROSCOPE WITH HENRY INSERT | 'FINGERPRINT MAGNIFIER' | ![]() |
c. 1950 | AMERICAN | ALFRED SUTER | THREAD COUNTER | ------ |
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T | |||||
DATE | COUNTRY ORIGIN |
MAKER | TYPE | MODEL | IMAGES |
c. 2nd to 3rd Qtr 20th C. | AMERICAN | TESTRITE | SIMPLE TRIPOD MICROSCOPE | 'FINGERPRINT MAGNIFIER' | ![]() |
U | |||||
DATE | COUNTRY ORIGIN |
MAKER | TYPE | MODEL | IMAGES |
V | |||||
DATE | COUNTRY ORIGIN |
MAKER | TYPE | MODEL | IMAGES |
W | |||||
DATE | COUNTRY ORIGIN |
MAKER | TYPE | MODEL | IMAGES |
c. 1903 | GERMAN | PAUL WAECHTER | ACHROMATIC POCKET MICROSCOPE | 'ACHROMATIC UNIVERSAL POCKET MICROSCOPE' | ![]() |
after 1893: c. FIRST QTR 20TH C. | ENGLISH | WATSON & SONS | LOUPE | 'APLANATIC MAGNIFIER' | ![]() |
c. 1900 (?) | AUSTRIAN | E. WAWRINA | PHOTOGRAPHIC MAGNIFIER | 'EXPRESS' | ![]() |
c. 1830 | ENGLISH | WEST (A) | VERY SMALL STANHOPE MAGNIFIER | ------------ | ![]() |
c. 1930 | AMERICAN | WOLLENSAK | CRAIG-TYPE SIMPLE MICROSCOPE | '50X MICROSCOPE' | ![]() |
XYZ | |||||
DATE | COUNTRY ORIGIN |
MAKER | TYPE | MODEL | IMAGES |
c. 1900 | GERMAN | CARL ZEISS | LOUPE | 'IMPROVED APLANATIC LOUPE' | ![]() |
CODDINGTON AND LOUPE-TYPE HANDHELD MICROSCOPES | |||||
DATE | COUNTRY ORIGIN |
MAKER | TYPE | MODEL | IMAGES |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
c. 1800 | ENGLISH | ---------- | LOUPE MAGNIFIER | ----------- |
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c. Second 1/3 of 19th C. | ENGLISH | ? | SMALL BONE HANDLED CODDINGTON MICROSCOPE | ------------ | ![]() |
c. 1888 | ENGLISH | BECK (A) | CODDINGTON | ----' | ![]() |
4th Qtr 19th C. |
ENGLISH | J. BROWNING | HANDHELD APLANATIC MICROSCOPE | 'BROWNING'S PLATYSCOPIC LENS' | ![]() |
c. 1900 | GERMAN | CARL ZEISS | LOUPE | 'IMPROVED APLANATIC LOUPE' | ![]() |
after 1893: c. FIRST QTR 20TH C. | ENGLISH | WATSON & SONS | LOUPE | 'APLANATIC MAGNIFIER' | ![]() |
c 1910 | ENGLISH | J. BROWNING | HANDHELD APLANATIC MICROSCOPE | 'BROWNING'S PLATYSCOPIC LENS' | ![]() |
c. 1930 | ENGLISH (A) | --?-- | TINY DOUBLE-CAPPED CODINGTON MAGNIFIER | --?-- | ![]() |
NATURALIST MICROSCOPES -HANDHELD | |||||
DATE | COUNTRY ORIGIN |
MAKER | TYPE | MODEL | IMAGES |
c. 1790 | ENGLISH | UNKNOWN | HANDHELD BRASS 'ACORN' MICROSCOPE COMPENDIUM | ----------------- | ![]() |
c. 1790 | ENGLISH | UNKNOWN | HANDHELD IVORY 'ACORN' MICROSCOPE COMPENDIUM | ----------------- | ![]() |
c. 1790 | ENGLISH | UNKNOWN | 'COMPASS' MICROSCOPE | ----------------- | ![]() |
c. 1st 1/3 19th C. | ENGLISH | ---------- | FOLDING 'JONES' TYPE NATURALIST | 'COMMON FLOWER OR INSECT MICROSCOPE' |
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19th C. | ENGLISH | ---------- | FOLDING 'JONES' TYPE NATURALIST | 'COMMON FLOWER OR INSECT MICROSCOPE |
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19th C. | ENGLISH | ---------- | FOLDING 'JONES' TYPE NATURALIST | 'COMMON FLOWER OR INSECT MICROSCOPE' |
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c. mid-19th C. | ENGLISH | UNKNOWN | SMALL 3 LENS MAGNIFIER | --?-- |
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c. mid-19th C. | ENGLISH | UNKNOWN | HANDHELD NATURALIST FOLDING MAGNIFIER IN HORN CASING | 'BOTANICAL MAGNIFIER' | ![]() |
c. mid-19th C. | ENGLISH | UNKNOWN | HANDHELD NATURALIST FOLDING MAGNIFIER IN HORN CASING | 'BOTANICAL MAGNIFIER' | ![]() |
c. mid-19th C. | ENGLISH | UNKNOWN | HANDHELD NATURALIST FOLDING MAGNIFIER IN HORN CASING | 'BOTANICAL MAGNIFIER' | ![]() |
c. 1850 | ENGLISH or FRENCH for the AMERICAN market | UNKNOWN | HANDHELD NATURALIST TYPE | 'FLOWER MICROSCOPE' | ![]() |
c. 1850 | ENGLISH or FRENCH (?) | UNKNOWN | HANDHELD NATURALIST TYPE FOR LIVEBOX OR SLIDES | --?-- |
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c. 3rd Qtr 19th C. | ENGLISH | THOS BARLEET & SONS | HANDHELD LIVEBOX/COMPRESSOR MICROSCOPE | --?-- | ![]() |
c. 2nd Half 19th C. | FRENCH (A) | ---- | HANDHELD COMPASS-TYPE MICROSCOPE | ---?--- | ![]() |
c. 1880 | AMERICAN | L.G. ABBOTT | HANDHELD POCKET MICROSCOPE | 'ABBOTT'S POCKET MICROSCOPE' | ![]() |
c. 1910 | ENGLISH | J. BROWNING | HANDHELD APLANATIC MICROSCOPE | 'BROWNING'S PLATYSCOPIC LENS' | ![]() |
NATURALIST MICROSCOPES -FREE-STANDING | |||||
DATE | COUNTRY ORIGIN |
MAKER | TYPE | MODEL | IMAGES |
c. 1820 | ENGLISH | W & S JONES (A) | FREESTANDING SIMPLE NATURALIST MICROSCOPE | 'IMPROVED BOTANICAL OR UNIVERSAL POCKET MICROSCOPE' | ![]() |
c. 1855 | ENGLISH | ALFRED BROOKS (A) | SIMPLE FREESTANDING POCKET NATURALIST MICROSCOPE | ----- | ![]() |
c. c. middle 1/3 19th C. | FRENCH | ------- | SIMPLE FREE-STANDING POCKET NATURALIST MICROSCOPE | ----- | ![]() |
c. Last Third of 19th C. | FRENCH | --?-- | FREESTANDING SIMPLE MICROSCOPE | --?-- | ![]() |
4th Qtr 19th C. |
FRENCH | UNKNOWN | BOX MOUNTED SIMPLE MICROSCOPE | ---?--- | ![]() |
c. 1st 1/3 20th C. | FRENCH (for sale in America) | UNKNOWN | FREESTANDING BOTANICAL MICROSCOPE | ----- | ![]() |
CRAIG TYPES | |||||
DATE | COUNTRY ORIGIN |
MAKER | TYPE | MODEL | IMAGES |
c. 1930 | AMERICAN | WOLLENSAK | CRAIG-TYPE SIMPLE MICROSCOPE | '50X MICROSCOPE' | ![]() |
DISSECTING MICROSCOPES | |||||
DATE | COUNTRY ORIGIN |
MAKER | TYPE | MODEL | IMAGES |
c. 1830 | ENGLISH | ? | SMALL SIMPLE DISSECTING MICROSCOPE | ------------ | ![]() |
c. 1863 | ENGLISH | PARKES & SON (A) | SIMPLE AND COMPOUND DISSECTING (HUXLEY-TYPE) MICROSCOPE | 'IMPROVED DISSECTING MICROSCOPE' | ![]() |
c. 1865 | ENGLISH | S. HIGHLEY (A) | QUECKETT-TYPE DISSECTING MICROSCOPE | 'HIGHLEY'S NEW DISSECTING MICROSCOPE' | ![]() |
c. 1870's | ENGLISH | FIELD & SON | COMBINED SIMPLE DISSECTING & COMPOUND MICROSCOPE | 'NEW UNIVERSAL MOUNTING AND DISSECTING MICROSCOPE' | ![]() |
c. 1875 | AMERICAN | BAUSCH & LOMB | SIMPLE SELF-CONTAINED DISSECTING MICROSCOPE | 'EXCELSIOR' | ![]() |
c. 1900 | FRENCH (A) | DEYROLLE (A) | CONTINENTAL LIMB PORTABLE STUDENT DISSECTING MICROSCOPE | 'MODEL O' | ![]() |
ELLIS AQUATIC MICROSCOPES | |||||
DATE | COUNTRY ORIGIN |
MAKER | TYPE | MODEL | IMAGES |
c. 1765 | ENGLISH | UNKNOWN | ELLIS-AQUATIC TYPE | ----------------- | ![]() |
c. 1880 | FRENCH | A. PICART | RASPAIL-TREMBLEY-ELLIS AQUATIC TYPE MICROSCOPE | 'CHEMICAL MICROSCOPE' (PER RASPAIL) |
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LINEN PROVERS, THREAD COUNTERS | |||||
DATE | COUNTRY ORIGIN |
MAKER | TYPE | MODEL | IMAGES |
c. 1838 | ENGLISH | J.P. CUTTS | LINEN PROVER MICROSCOPE | 'SLIDING HEAD' | ![]() |
c. 1838 | ENGLISH | probably J.P. CUTTS(A) | LINEN PROVER MICROSCOPE | 'SLIDE HEAD' | ![]() |
c. mid-19th C. | ENGLISH(?) | UNKNOWN | SWIVELING MULTIPLE OPENING LINEN PROVER | --?-- |
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c. 3rd Qtr 19th C. | IRISH | J. NEILL & CO. | LINEN PROVER MICROSCOPE | 'LINEN AND CLOTH PROVER' | ![]() |
c. late 19th C. | FRENCH | --?-- | SWIVELING MULTIPLE-OPENING LINEN PROVER | --?-- | ![]() |
c. 1908 | ENGLISH | J. CASARTELLI & SON | THREAD COUNTING GLASS | 'MICROSCOPE CLOTH COUNTING GLASS' | ![]() |
c. 1910 | ENGLISH | ARMSTRONG & BROTHER | THREAD COUNTING GLASS | ---- | ![]() |
c. 1st Qtr 20th C. | ENGLISH | CASARTELLI | FOLDING THREAD COUNTER | --?-- | ![]() |
c. 1st Qtr 20th C. | ENGLISH | CASARTELLI | FOLDING THREAD COUNTER | 'THE PRIOR' | ![]() |
c. 1915 | ENGLISH OR GERMAN | --?-- | TINY FOLDING LINEN PROVER MICROSCOPE | UNKNOWN | ![]() |
c. 1920 | AMERICAN | PATENTED BY ADAMS | SIMPLE MAGNIFIER FOR THREADING NEEDLE | 'MAGNIFYING DEVICE FOR THREADING NEEDLES' | ![]() |
2nd Qtr 20th C. | ENGLISH | GRIFFIN & GEORGE | MINIATURE THREAD PROVER/MEASURING MICROSCOPE | --?-- | ![]() |
After 1929 | AMERICAN | LOWINSON | THREAD COUNTING MICROSCOPE | 'THE TRIPLEX' | ![]() |
c. 1st Half 20th C. | AMERICAN | W.T. GREGG | THREAD COUNTER MICROSCOPE | --?-- | ![]() |
c. 1st Half 20th C. | AMERICAN | BAUSCH & LOMB | FOLDING LINEN TESTER MICROSCOPE | --?-- | ![]() |
c. 1950 | AMERICAN | ALFRED SUTER | THREAD COUNTER | ------ |
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CYLINDER VIEWER MICROSCOPES | |||||
DATE | COUNTRY ORIGIN |
MAKER | TYPE | MODEL | IMAGES |
c. middle 1/3 19th C. | FRENCH | GAUDIN | FUSED QUARTZ LENSED SIMPLE CYLINDER MICROSCOPE | ----- | ![]() |
c. 2nd half 19th C. | ENGLISH | C.S RAE | HANDHELD CYLINDRICAL RAE-type POCKET MICROSCOPE | ---- | ![]() |
c. 4th qtr 19th C. | ENGLISH | --?-- | HANDHELD CYLINDRICAL RAE-type POCKET MICROSCOPE | ---- | ![]() |
c. 4th qtr 19th C. | ENGLISH | --?-- | HANDHELD CYLINDRICAL RAE-type POCKET MICROSCOPE | ---- | ![]() |
4th Qtr 19th C. |
ENGLISH | ---- | HANDHELD CYLINDER MICROSCOPE | 'INSECT' or 'SEED' or 'MAGIC CAGE' |
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4th Qtr 19th C. |
ENGLISH | ---- | HANDHELD CYLINDER MICROSCOPE | 'INSECT' or 'SEED' or 'MAGIC CAGE' |
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4th Qtr 19th C. |
ENGLISH | ---- | SHORT SIMPLE CYLINDER MICROSCOPE FOR OPAQUE OBJECTS | ----- | ![]() |
c. 1890 | ?FRENCH FOR THE AMERICAN MARKET | --?-- | CYLINDER VIEWER | 'CONVENIENT' OR 'DOLLAR' MICROSCOPE | ![]() |
c. 1895 | ENGLISH | W. BLACKHALL | CYLINDER VIEWER | 'SIMPLE MICROSCOPE WITH MULTIPLE ILLUMINATOR' | ![]() |
c. 1900 | FRENCH (A) | CYLINDER VIEWER WITH SINGLE STANHOPE LENS | ? | ![]() |
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c. 1885-1950 | FRENCH | CYLINDER VIEWER | 'MICROSCOPE OR FLOROSCOPE' (and many other names) | ![]() |
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c. 1885-1950 | FRENCH | CYLINDER VIEWER | 'MICROSCOPE OR FLOROSCOPE' (and many other names) | ![]() |
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c. 1st third of 20th C. | GERMAN | CYLINDER VIEWER ON WIRE STAND | Universal-Standmikroskop |
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c. 1st 1/3 20th C. | GERMAN) | CYLINDER VIEWER ON STAND | Allmikroskop |
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c. 1900-1950 | FRENCH | CYLINDER VIEWER | 'MICROSCOPE OR FLOROSCOPE' (and many other names) | ![]() |
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c. 1900-1950 | FRENCH | CYLINDER VIEWER | 'MICROSCOPE OR FLOROSCOPE' (and many other names) | ![]() |
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c. 1st 1/2 20th C. | ? | UNKNOWN | BRASS CYLINDER POCKET MICROSCOPE | 'THE MICROSCOPE' | ![]() |
c. 2nd Quartr 20th C. | GERMAN | ---- | CYLINDER POCKET MICROSCOPE | 'BRILLANT U50' |
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c. 2nd Quarter 20th C. | GERMAN | ---- | CYLINDER POCKET MICROSCOPE | 'MIKRO' |
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FOCUSING PHOTOGRAPHIC MAGNIFIERS | |||||
DATE | COUNTRY ORIGIN |
MAKER | TYPE | MODEL | IMAGES |
c. 1887 | ENGLISH | ROSS | FOCUSING PHOTOGRAPHIC MAGNIFIER | ---- | ![]() |
c. 1900 (?) | AUSTRIAN | E. WAWRINA | PHOTOGRAPHIC MAGNIFIER | 'EXPRESS' | ![]() |
c. 1900 (?) | --?-- | --?-- | PHOTOGRAPHIC MAGNIFIER | ----- | ![]() |
c. 1900 (?) | --?-- | --?-- | PHOTOGRAPHIC MAGNIFIER | ----- | ![]() |
c. 1900 (?) | --?-- | --?-- | PHOTOGRAPHIC MAGNIFIER | ----- | ![]() |
FINGERPRINT & COUNTERFEIT-CHECKING MAGNIFIERS | |||||
DATE | COUNTRY ORIGIN |
MAKER | TYPE | MODEL | IMAGES |
c. 1870 | FRENCH FOR USA MARKET | for LABAN HEATH | TABLE MAGNIFIER for DETECTING COUNTERFEIT BILLS | 'MAGNIFIER' | ![]() |
c. 4th Qtr 19th C. | AMERICAN | LABAN HEATH | FOLDING SIMPLE MICROSCOPE DESIGNED FOR CHECKING CURRENCY FOR COUNTERFEITING | 'HEATH'S IMPROVED ADJUSTABLE COMPOUND MICROSCOPE' | ![]() |
c. 4th Qtr 19th C. | AMERICAN | LABAN HEATH | FOLDING SIMPLE MICROSCOPE DESIGNED FOR CHECKING CURRENCY FOR COUNTERFEITING | 'HEATH'S IMPROVED ADJUSTABLE COMPOUND MICROSCOPE' | ![]() |
c. 2nd to 3rd Qtr 20th C. | AMERICAN | BAUSCH & LOMB | FINGERPRINT SIMPLE MICROSCOPE | 'FINGERPRINT MAGNIFIER' | ![]() |
c. 2nd to 3rd Qtr 20th C. | AMERICAN | BAUSCH & LOMB | FINGERPRINT SIMPLE MICROSCOPE | 'FINGERPRINT MAGNIFIER' | ![]() |
c. 2nd to 3rd Qtr 20th C. | AMERICAN | AO/SPENCER | SIMPLE MICROSCOPE | 'UTILITY MAGNIFIER' | ![]() |
c. 2nd to 3rd Qtr 20th C. | AMERICAN | AO/SPENCER | SIMPLE FINGERPRINT MICROSCOPE WITH HENRY INSERT | 'FINGERPRINT MAGNIFIER' | ![]() |
c. 2nd to 3rd Qtr 20th C. | AMERICAN | TESTRITE | SIMPLE TRIPOD FINGERPRINT MICROSCOPE | 'FINGERPRINT MAGNIFIER' | ![]() |
SCREWBARREL MICROSCOPES | |||||
DATE | COUNTRY ORIGIN |
MAKER | TYPE | MODEL | IMAGES |
c. 1725-1750 | ENGLISH | UNKNOWN | MINIATURE SCREW-BARREL | ----------------- | ![]() |
STANHOPE MICROSCOPES | |||||
DATE | COUNTRY ORIGIN |
MAKER | TYPE | MODEL | IMAGES |
c. 1st 1/3 19th C. | ENGLISH | ---------- | SMALL IVORY STANHOPE MAGNIFIER | ----------- |
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c. 1830 | ENGLISH | WEST (A) | VERY SMALL STANHOPE MAGNIFIER | ------------ | ![]() |
c. 1900 | ENGLISH (A) | --?-- | LARGE STANHOPE-TYPE MAGNIFIER | --?-- | ![]() |
DATE | COUNTRY ORIGIN |
MAKER | TYPE | MODEL | IMAGES |
'ALGENSUSCHER'MICROSCOPES | |||||
DATE | COUNTRY ORIGIN |
MAKER | TYPE | MODEL | IMAGES |
c. 1903 | GERMAN | PAUL WAECHTER | ACHROMATIC POCKET MICROSCOPE | 'ACHROMATIC UNIVERSAL POCKET MICROSCOPE' | ![]() |
c. 1915 | GERMAN | C. LEIDIG | SIMPLE POCKET MICROSCOPE | UNKNOWN | ![]() |
DATE | COUNTRY ORIGIN |
MAKER | TYPE | MODEL | IMAGES |
TRIPOD MAGNIFIERS | |||||
DATE | COUNTRY ORIGIN |
MAKER | TYPE | MODEL | IMAGES |
c. 1865 | ENGLISH | ? | SIMPLE TRIPOD MICROSCOPE | 'SCREW-ADJUSTING MAGNIFIER ON THREE FEET' | ![]() |
c. 4th Qtr 19th C. |
ENGLISH | ? | SIMPLE TRIPOD MICROSCOPE | 'Three Legged Microscope, Brass Frame' | ![]() |
c. 2nd to 3rd Qtr 20th C. | AMERICAN | TESTRITE | SIMPLE TRIPOD MICROSCOPE | 'FINGERPRINT MAGNIFIER' | ![]() |
HANDHELD MICROSCOPES WITH A STAGE | |||||
DATE | COUNTRY ORIGIN |
MAKER | TYPE | MODEL | IMAGES |
c. 2nd Qtr 19TH C. | IRISH | SPENCER & SON | HANDHELD COMBINED COMPOUND & SIMPLE MICROSCOPE WITH STAGE | 'PORTE'S(?) FIELD MICROSCOPE' | ![]() |
c. 1850's | ENGLISH | M. PILLISCHER | SIMPLE HANDHELD MICROSCOPE WITH STAGE | 'LENTICULAR' | ![]() |
c. 1878 | AMERICAN | BAUSCH & LOMB | SMALL SIMPLE MICROSCOPE with tiny stage | 'AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST' (1st version) | ![]() |
4th Qtr 19th C. |
ENGLISH | J. BROWNING | MINIATURE HANDHELD MICROSCOPE WITH INTEGRAL STAGE | 'NEW MINIATURE MICROSCOPE' | ![]() |
c. 1890 | AMERICAN | BAUSCH & LOMB | SMALL SIMPLE MICROSCOPE WITH DRUM BASE AND STAGE | 'AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST' (2nd version) | ![]() |
c. 1st Qtr 20th C. |
--?-- | --?-- | HANDHELD DEMONSTRATION MICROSCOPE WITH INTEGRAL STAGE | --?-- | ![]() |
VON LEEUWENHOEK MICROSCOPE REPLICAS | |||||
DATE | COUNTRY ORIGIN |
MAKER | TYPE | MODEL | IMAGES |
ORIGINAL:1668-1723 THIS REPLICA: Late 20TH C. |
ORIGINAL: DUTCH This Repro: American |
B. Sobel | VON LEEUWENHOEK REPLICA | ----------- |
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ORIGINAL:1668-1723 THIS REPLICA: Early 21st C. |
ORIGINAL: DUTCH This Repro: English |
Christopher Allen | VON LEEUWENHOEK REPLICA | ----------- |
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ORIGINAL:1668-1723 THIS REPLICA: 20TH C. |
ORIGINAL & This repro: DUTCH | Boerhaave Museum, Leiden | VON LEEUWENHOEK REPLICA | ----------- |
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WITHERING TYPE MICROSCOPES | |||||
DATE | COUNTRY ORIGIN |
MAKER | TYPE | MODEL | IMAGES |
c. 1800 | ENGLISH | ---------- | FOLDING WITHERING TYPE | ----------- |
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c. 1800 | ENGLISH | ----------- | WITHERING BOTANICAL | ----------- |
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c. 1805 | ENGLISH | ----------- | WITHERING BOTANICAL | ----------- |
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c. 1815 | ENGLISH | ----------- | WITHERING BOTANICAL | ----------- |
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CAMERA LUCIDA-MICROSCOPE-A SIMPLE MICROSCOPE WITH INTEGRATED CAMERA LUCIDA | |||||
DATE | COUNTRY ORIGIN |
MAKER | TYPE | MODEL | IMAGES |
c. 1807 | ENGLISH | ---------- | WOLLASTON TYPE CAMERA LUCIDA-SIMPLE MICROSCOPE | ----------- |
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