McIntosh Battery and Optical Co., Chicago, No. 458
The Scientific Microscope No. 1, c. 1890
At the time this
microscope was produced the McIntosh Battery and
Optical Co. of Chicago manufactured several different
microscope models. Among these were the
New Clinical Microscopes No.'s 1 and 2, the
Scientific Microscopes No.'s 1 and 2, and the
Professional model. The latter had the unique ability
of being detachable and used as a projection
microscope (The
earliest version of this type of microscope is
present in this collection). The Scientific
Microscope model No. 1 differed from the No.2
only by being finished entirely in brass. With
optics, this microscope was priced at $57.00 in 1895.
Some of these microscopes are described in the
1895 catalog of Stereopticons and
Sciopticons.