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American microscopes

- Bausch & Lomb Optical Co, Rochester New York :
- Bausch & Lomb Optical Co.,The Universal model microscope fitted with binocular tubes
- Monocular microscope: Bausch & Lomb Optical. Co., Rochester NY, #768, Educational model, c. 1879
- Bausch
& Lomb Optical Co. Pat'd Oct. 8, 1876 and Oct. 13, 1885. The
Professional model microscope with full mechanical stage.
- Bausch & Lomb Optical Co. "The Model" microscope
- Bausch & Lomb Optical Co. #4541, The Williams petrological microscope.c. 1888
- Bausch & Lomb Optical Co., Rochester NY #1078, The Physician's model microscope, c. 1879
- Bausch & Lomb Optical Co., Rochester NY #2188, The Physician's model microscope, c. 1883
- Bausch & Lomb Optical Co., Rochester NY, #1364. A rare transitional model, c. 1880
- Bausch & Lomb Optical Co., patent Jan. 21, 1879, #4819. Student model microscope with Wale limb.
- Bausch & Lomb Optical Co.,the Investigator model microscope, No. 3634, c. 1885
- Bausch & Lomb Optical Co.,the Investigator model microscope, No. 6818, c. 1890
- Bausch & Lomb Optical Co. No. 6454, the Universal model monocular microscope, c. 1889
- Bausch & Lomb Optical Co., Rochester NY, Pat. Oct. 3, 1876, No. 76, The Professional Model, c. 1876
- Bausch & Lomb Optical Co., Rochester NY, Pat. Oct. 3, 1876, The Professional Model with binocular and petrological tubes, c. 1885
- Bausch & Lomb Optical Co. Rochester NY, #27818. "The Grand" Continental Model Microscope DDS. c. 1898
- Bausch & Lomb Optical Co., Rochester NY. Pat. Oct. 3, 1876, #559. The Student's Model Microscope, c. 1878
- Chas.
Lentz & Sons, Philadelphia, Pat. Oct. 3, 1876 and Oct 13, 1885.
Manufactured by the Bausch & Lomb Opt. Co., Rochester, NY
- J. & W. Grunow, New Haven or New York :
- J. Grunow, New York, Small microscope with spiral tube focusing
- J. Grunow, New York, No. 950, c. 1890
- J. & W. Grunow, New York No.499. Binocular microscope with Varley Stage, c. 1870
- J. & W. Grunow No. 594 Large binocular microscope c. 1874
- J. & W. Grunow, New Haven Ct. No. 196. The Student's Larger Microscope, c. 1855
- J. Grunow, New York, Roosevelt Memorial c. 1890
- J. Grunow, New York, No. 676, c. 1880
- J. Grunow, New York, No. 780
- J & W Grunow, New York No. 267. Small microscope on a wood and iron base c. 1864
- James W. Queen, Philadelphia :
- Portable microscope: James W. Queen & Co., Phila. The Tourist model, c. 1883
- James W. Queen & Co., Philadelphia. Two versions of the Universal Household Microscope. c.1885
- James W. Queen & Co., Philadelphia and New York. The Educational Model Microscope, c. 1870
- James W. Queen & Co., Phila., # 788, The Acme No. 3 Model Microscope. c. 1890
- James W. Queen & Co., Phila., no serial No., The Acme No. 3 Model Microscope. c. 1890
- James W. Queen & Co. #1853. The Acme No. 4 model microscope. c. 1890
- Queen & Co # 2215. The Acme No. 5 model microscope. c. 1893
- James W. Queen & Co., Philadelphia and New York. The Student Model Microscope, c. 1880
- James W. Queen & Co., Philadelphia and New York. The Student Model Microscope, c. 1874
- A set of microscope specimen preparation tools sold by James W. Queen & Co., Philadelphia, c.1885
- Leopold Schrauer, New York :
- L. Schrauer, Maker, 42 Nassau St., New York. Microscope on a double pillar. c.1880
- Schrauer, Maker, New York. Monocular microscope with draw-tube focusing
- Schrauer, Maker, New York. Continental style monocular microscope
- L. Schrauer, New York. Schrauer's Wale-Limb Microscope, c. 1880
- L. Schrauer, Maker, New York. Schrauer's "Physicians Model" Microscope, c. 1880
- L. Schrauer, Maker, New York. Prize microscope awarded to Frank Caudkins Bunn, 1889
- L. Schrauer, Maker, New York. Prize microscope awarded to Frederick Hills Cole, 1894
- Joseph Zentmayer, Philadelphia :
- J. Zentmayer, Maker, Philadelphia, pat. 1876, #1343. The American Centennial Model binocular microscope
- J. Zentmayer, Philadelphia. Four examples of the United States Army Hospital Model Microscope
- J. Zentmayer, Philadelphia, The United States Army Hospital Model microscope, monocular, No. 975, pre-1876
- J. Zentmayer, Philadelphia, The United States Army Hospital Model microscope, binocular, No. 723, pre-1876
- J. Zentmayer, Philadelphia, The United States Army Hospital Model microscope, monocular, No. 1867, post-1876
- J. Zentmayer, Philadelphia, The United States Army Hospital Model microscope, binocular, No. 3773, post-1876
- J. Zentmayer, Phila., Dissecting Microscope. c. 1890
- E. B. Meyrowitz, New York. J. Zentmayer, Phila. Pat'd Aug. 14, 76. The American Columbian Stand
- Made by Jos. Zentmayer, Philad, serial No. 14. The "Grand American" monocular model, c. 1860
- J. Zentmayer Philadelphia, serial No. 330 The "Grand American" binocular model,c. 1867
Imported microscopes sold in America

- French Horizontal microscope: Made for Widdifield and Co., Boston. c. 1845
- Charles G. Ewing San Francisco c. 1870, English Wenham binocular microscope
- French bar-limb microscope with Varley stage. Trade label of John C. Sack, San Francisco. c. 1875
- Made for McAllister & Co., Philadelphia c.1844. French case mounted microscope
- Made expressely for C. Duhamel, Optician, new-Orleans. Massive French drum microscope, c. 1850
- French Drum Microscope, c. 1865. Trade Label of James Foster Jr., Mathematical & Philosophical Instrument Maker, Cincinnati
English microscopes

- Anonymous (unsigned and/or unattributed):
- An Improved model microscope with early Canadian history, c. 1835
- An Ellis aquatic type microscope, c.1775
- Small Culpeper style microscope with rack and pinion focusing, c. 1800
- Botanical microscope mounted on a sharkskin case. c. 1800
- Botanical-Entomological Microscope, "The School Microscope", c.1880
- Large Brass Culpeper style microscope with rack and pinion, c.1800
- Charles G. Ewing San Francisco (retailer) c. 1870, English Wenham binocular microscope
- Cary-Gould Pocket Microscope (unsigned), c. 1830
- Inclining Cary Type Microscope, c. 1840
- English Drum Microscope, "Large Improved Compound Microscope", Martin type, c. 1850
- Cary-Gould type microscope, "New Improved Pocket Compound Microscope", c. 1830
- Unsigned English microscope with round base, c. 1865
- Solar microscope with screw barrel, c. 1770
- Powell & Lealand, London :
- Powell
& Lealand, Elmsdale, Greenham Road, Muswell Hill N., Late of 170
Eustan Road N. W. The monocular No.1 microscope, 1908
- Powell & Lealand, 170 Euston Road, London, dated 1892. The binocular No. 1 model
- Powell and Lealand, London. Student microscope with Varley stage
- Early bar-limb microscope: signed on the base Ross, London No. 88 and on the stage Powell & Lealand, London. c. 1843
- Ross, London :
- Ross, London #5008. Small Ross-Zentmayer model microscope
- Ross, London, #3224, monocular microscope, c 1870
- Ross No. 2 Larger binocular stand. c. 1870
- Ross, London, #4001, binocular Jackson Model 1A, c.1875
- A. Ross London, #443 , dissecting microscope c.1851
- Ross Diatom-finder or Field Hand Microscope, c. 1875
- Early bar-limb microscope: signed on the base Ross, London No. 88 and on the stage Powell & Lealand, London. c. 1843
- James Smth, Smith Beck & Beck, and R. & J. Beck, London :
- Jas. Smith , London #109. The Microscope of Robley Dunglison, MD (1798-1869), c. 1845
- Smith Beck & Beck, London #3114. The Universal Model Binocular Microscope c. 1862
- Smith Beck & Beck, London #3008. The Universal Model Monocular Microscope c. 1862
- Smith, Beck & Beck, 31 Cornhill, London, #3623. The "Large Best" binocular microscope
- R, & J. Beck, London & Philadelphia, #8147. The Holmes Class microscope c.1878
- R. & J. Beck, London and Philadelphia, #8900. The "New National" Model Microscope, c. 1880
- Watson and Son(s), London :
- Early Watson Microscope (unsigned)
- W.
Watson & Sons, 313 High Holborn, London, #3925, c. 1897. The Royal
model with binocular and monocular tubes and continental base
- W. Watson & Sons Ltd, 313 High Holborn, London #11787. The Edinburgh Student model
- W. Watson & Sons Ltd, 313 High Holborn London #10844. The Van Heurck No.1 model microscope, c. 1910
- Watson and Son 313 High Holborn London #912, Wenham binocular microscope, c. 1880
- W. Watson & Sons 313 High Holborn London #10251. The Van Heurck No.1 model microscope. c. 1908
- W. Watson & Sons Ltd., 313 High Holborn, 10951, Portable microscope, c. 1906
French or continental European microscopes

- Anonymous (unsigned and/or unattributed):
- A group of French microscopes c.1860. Unsigned, but each apparently made by the same manufacturer
- Small French microscope with lever stage mechanism
- Continental microscope with 3 scroll supports on a tripod base, c. 1840
- French bar-limb microscope with Varley stage. Trade label of John C. Sack, San Francisco. c. 1875
- Made expressely for C. Duhamel, Optician, new-Orleans. Massive French drum microscope, c. 1850
- Double pillar French microscope c. 1875
- Botanical compass microscope c. 1850. "The Flower Microscope"
- Inclining drum Microscope, French c.1870
- French Drum Microscope, c. 1865. Trade Label of James Foster Jr., Mathematical & Instrument Maker, Cincinnati
- French Drum Microscope with stage fine focus, c. 1850
- E. Hartnack, sucr. G. Oberhaeuser and E. Hartnack and A. Prazmowski, Paris :
- E. Hartnack and A. Prazmowski, #13936, c. 1875 . Continental style microscope.
- E. Hartnack, sucr. de G. Oberhaeuser, Place Dauphene 21, Paris, #4684. Small drum microscope, c. 1863
- E. Hartnack sucr. de G. Oberhaeuser. Place Dauphine 21, Paris, #3886. Case-mounted drum microscope, c. 1861
- Nachet, Paris :
- Nachet Opticien, rue Serpente 16, Paris, Pocket microscope (microscope de poche), c. 1853
- Nachet Opticien, rue des Grands Augustins, Paris. Drum Microscope, c.1846
- Nachet Opticien, rue Serpente 16, Paris. Drum Microscope, c.1850
- Nachet Opticien, rue Serpente 16, Paris. Small model, c.1853
- Portable travelling microscope (Microscope portatif de voyage), Nachet, 17 rue St. Severin, Paris. c. 1880
- Nachet, 17 rue St. Severin, Paris. The Nachet-Smith Inverted Chemical Microscope, c. 1885
- C. Verick, Paris :
- C. Verick, élève spécial de E. Hartnack, rue de la Parcheminerie, 2, Paris, No. 3571. Continental pattern microscope, c. 1880
- C. Verick, élève spécial de E. Hartnack, rue de la Parcheminerie, 2, Paris, No. 3275. Microscope on a double pillar, c. 1880
- C. Verick, rue de la Parcheminerie, 2, Paris, No. 3036. Verick-Malassez Travelling or Pocket Microscope, c. 1880
German microscopes

- F. R. Belthle and Belthle and Rexroth, C. Kellner's nachfolger, Wetzlar :
- C. Kellner in Wetzlar, Belthle and Rexroth, No. 280, c. 1859. The microscope of Louis Bauer, MD (1814-1898)
- C. Kellner in Wetzlar, Belthle and Rexroth, No. 451, c. 1861
- C. Kellner's nachfolger, FR. Belthle in Wetzlar, No. 945, c. 1865
- Ernst Leitz, Wetzlar :
- E. Leitz in Wetzlar # 1751. Large microscope with polarizing attachments. c. 1874
- E. Leitz, New York. Serial # 53059. Leitz Travelling Microscope c. 1900
- E. Leitz Wetslar, No. 6260 Stativ IV, c. 1883
- E. Leitz Wetzlar No.25280; Mineralogical Stand I, c. 1892
- Ernst Leitz Wetzlar No.221090, CM model Petrological microscope, c. 1923
- E. Leitz, Wetzlar, No. 6097, Stativ Nr. 1b. Monocular microscope with polarizing attachments, c.1884
- Carl Zeiss, Jena :
- Microscope with polarizing attachments: Stativ I, Carl Zeiss, Jena, 1351 / 2259, c. 1874
- Carl Zeiss, Jena. No. 28495. The IVa model microscope, c. 1897
- Zeiss Jena, 555/1243, c. 1867
- Carl Zeiss, Jena No. 47238. The "Jug Handle"- Stand I model microscope. c. 1906
- Carl Zeiss, Jena, No. 30156, Continental Microscope Stand Ia, c. 1898
- Carl Zeiss, Jena #9546. Stativ VII, c. 1885
- Carl Zeiss Jena, No. 8223. The Ia model c. 1885
Accessories and Slides

- Carl Zeiss, Jena, No. 338, Abbe Microspectroscope
- John Browning, London. Sorby-Browning Microspectroscope
- R. & J. Beck, 31 Cornhill London, No. 56. The Beck-Sorby Microspectroscope
- A set of injected preparations by the Austrian anatomist Josef Hyrtl. c. 1850
- Smith Beck & Beck, London. A set of disks with a disk revolver for mounting opaque objects
- Some of the accessories supplied with the H. & W. Crouch binocular microscope No. 306
- Nachet & Fils, 17 rue St. Severin, Paris. Hayem-Nachet Hemocytometer, c. 1890
- Carl Zeiss, Jena. Abbe's drawing camera (camera lucida), c. 1895
- Bronze portrait of the Romanian microscopist Jean Cantacuzino (1863-1934). Signed: A. Lavrillier, Jassy 1918
- A set of microscope specimen preparation tools sold by James W. Queen & Co., Philadelphia, c.1885
Articles and related information

- The Bausch & Lomb Optical Co.s Professional Model Microscopes. 1876-1896
- Antique American Microscopes Wanted
- Index of Microscopes and Accessories for the Journal of the Royal Microscopical Society. 1878-1907 (sorted by maker)
- Index of Microscopes and Accessories for the Journal of the Royal Microscopical Society. 1878-1907 (sorted by apparatus)
- Some Early Microscopes from the Optical Institute in Wetzlar
- The Prize Microscopes Awarded by the New York Homeopathic Medical College. 1874-1916
- Recipients of the Prize Microscopes Awarded by the New York Homeopathic Medical College (and Hospital) 1874-1916
- Microscope-Related United States Patents: 1853-1915 (text only version)
- Microscope-Related United States Patents: 1853-1915 (with patent drawings)
- Chemistry Related Antique Optical Instruments
- John Browning, 63 Strand, London. Multi-prism Automatic Laboratory Spectroscope c. 1875
- Carl Zeiss, Jena Nr. 39881. Comparison Spectroscope c. 1930
- John Browning, London. Direct Vision Hand Spectroscope c. 1885
- Carl Zeiss, Jena, No. 338, Abbe Microspectroscope
- John Browning, London. Sorby-Browning Microspectroscope
- R. & J. Beck, 31 Cornhill London, No. 56. The Beck-Sorby Microspectroscope
- Carl Zeiss, Jena Nr. 11794. Pulfrich Refractometer c. 1920
- Laurent Type Polarimeter c. 1900
- Nachet, 17 rue St. Severin, Paris. The Nachet-Smith Inverted Chemical Microscope, c. 1885
- Some links to other antique microscope collections and related sites
- I Buy Antique Microscopes (page 2 of photographs)
- Antique Brass Microscopes Wanted (page 1 of photographs, Home Page)
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