Listed below are most
microscopes, mechanical stages, lamps and/or other items pictured in the
catalogues of this maker or retailer (for which I have a copy), including
the information about the year each image appeared and a brief description.
Image
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Catalogue’s
publication year
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Observations
from the catalogue
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American Optical – Spencer (pamphlet M89-749)
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Adjustable microscope lamp
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American Optical – Spencer (pamphlet M89-749)
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Bakelite substage lamp
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American Optical – Spencer (pamphlet M89-749)
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Chalet microscope lamp
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American Optical –
Spencer (pamphlet M89-749)
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Mechanical stage
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American Optical – Spencer (pamphlet M89-749)
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Microscope illuminator
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American Optical – Spencer (pamphlet M89-749)
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Screw micrometer eyepieve
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American Optical –
Spencer (pamphlet M89-749)
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Series 15 MAH
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American Optical –
Spencer (pamphlet M89-749)
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Series 35 MH
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American Optical – Spencer (pamphlet M89-749)
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Series 35 MHA
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American Optical –
Spencer (pamphlet M89-749)
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Series 65
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American Optical –
Spencer (pamphlet M89-749)
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Series 66
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American Optical –
Spencer (pamphlet M89-749)
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Series 75
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American Optical – Spencer (pamphlet M89-749)
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Series 78 & 79
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American Optical – Spencer (pamphlet M89-749)
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Series N15MLH
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American Optical – Spencer (pamphlet M89-749)
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Universal microscope lamp
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American Optical (1971)
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AO Spencer sliding microtome
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American Optical (1971)
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AO Spencer sliding microtome
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American Optical (1975)
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Adam’s cutting engine, 1798
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American Optical (1975)
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Automatic clinical microtome and 930 freezing attachment
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American Optical (1975)
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First American microtome, Pfeiffer’s rotary microtome
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American Optical (1975)
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Glass knife holder
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American Optical (1975)
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Object clamp
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American Optical (1975)
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Sliding microtome
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American Optical (1975)
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Table microtome
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American Optical (1976)
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Filar micrometer eyepiece
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American Optical (1976)
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Mechanical stage
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American Optical (1976)
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Microscope Zetopan 127 CH
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American Optical (1976)
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Microscope Zetopan 127 CH-TF
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American Optical (1976)
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Microscope Zetopan 127 CH-TIF-C
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American Optical (1976)
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Microscope Zetopan 127 US
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American Optical (1976)
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Microscope Zetopan 127 US
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American Optical (1976)
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Microscope Zetopan 127 US-IC
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American Optical (1976)
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Microscope Zetopan 127 US-PH
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American Optical (1976)
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Microscope Zetopan 127 USA -A
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American Optical (1976)
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Microscope Zetopan 130 US
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American Optical (1976)
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Microscope Zetopan 130 US-/ POL
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American Optical (1976)
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Microscope Zetopan 227 US
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American Optical (1976)
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Microscope Zetopan 227 US-SN-BFR
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American Optical (1976)
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Microscope Zetopan 227 US-U-BF
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American Optical (1976)
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Microscope Zetopan 230 US
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American Optical (1976)
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Microscope Zetopan 230 US-IPOL
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American Optical (1976)
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Microscope Zetopan 230 US-SN-POLR
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American Optical (1976)
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Microscope Zetopan 230 US-U-POL
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American Optical (1976)
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Microscope Zetopan US-A
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American Optical (1976)
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Mounting press
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American Optical (1976)
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Projection mirror
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American Optical (1976)
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Projection prism
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American Optical (1976)
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Viewing screen
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American Optical’s catalogue (1950)
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Microscope
illuminator
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American Optical’s catalogue (1950)
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Spencer phase microscope
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American Optical’s catalogue (1950)
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Spencer phase microscope
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American Optical’s catalogue (1950s)
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Adjustable laboratory illuminator
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American Optical’s catalogue (1950s)
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Adjustable laboratory illuminator
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American Optical’s catalogue (1950s)
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Adjustable
laboratory lamp
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American Optical’s catalogue (1950s)
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Adjustable microscope illuminator
|

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American Optical’s catalogue (1950s)
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Advanced laboratory illuminator
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American Optical’s catalogue (1950s)
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Advanced laboratory illuminator
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American Optical’s catalogue (1950s)
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Advanced laboratory illuminator
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American Optical’s catalogue (1950s)
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Automatic clinic microtome
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American Optical’s catalogue (1950s)
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Automatic clinic microtome
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American Optical’s
catalogue (1950s)
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Bacteria counting microscope
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American Optical’s
catalogue (1950s)
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Bacteria counting microscope
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American Optical’s
catalogue (1950s)
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Bacteria counting microscope
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American Optical’s catalogue (1950s)
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Bakelite substage
lamp
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American Optical’s
catalogue (1950s)
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Brewer’s microscope
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American Optical’s catalogue (1950s)
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Chalet type microscope illuminator
|

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American Optical’s
catalogue (1950s)
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Circular revolving mechanical stage
V
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American Optical’s
catalogue (1950s)
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Circular revolving mechanical stage
W
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American Optical’s
catalogue (1950s)
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Circular revolving mechanical stage
X
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American Optical’s catalogue (1950s)
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Colorimeter for chemical testing
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American Optical’s
catalogue (1950s)
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Combination plain and mechanical
stage R
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American Optical’s
catalogue (1950s)
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Dark field microscope
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American Optical’s
catalogue (1950s)
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Dark field Quebec colony counter
for bacteria
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American Optical’s catalogue (1950s)
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Fingerprint magnifier
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American Optical’s
catalogue (1950s)
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Interference microscope
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American Optical’s
catalogue (1950s)
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Laboratory microscope
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American Optical’s
catalogue (1950s)
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Laboratory microscope No. 17
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American Optical’s
catalogue (1950s)
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Laboratory microscope No. 35
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American Optical’s
catalogue (1950s)
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Laboratory microscope No. 35
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American Optical’s
catalogue (1950s)
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Laboratory microscope No. 65
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American Optical’s
catalogue (1950s)
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Laboratory microscope No. 66
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American Optical’s
catalogue (1950s)
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Laboratory microscope No. 75
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American Optical’s
catalogue (1950s)
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Mechanical stage
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American Optical’s
catalogue (1950s)
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Mechanical stage
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American Optical’s
catalogue (1950s)
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Mechanical stage
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American Optical’s
catalogue (1950s)
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Mechanical stage
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American Optical’s
catalogue (1950s)
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Mechanical stage
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American Optical’s catalogue
(1950s)
|
Mechanical stage
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American Optical’s
catalogue (1950s)
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Mechanical stage
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American Optical’s catalogue
(1950s)
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Mechanical stages
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American Optical’s catalogue (1950s)
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Mercury arc illuminator
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American Optical’s
catalogue (1950s)
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Metallurgical microscope
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American Optical’s catalogue (1950s)
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Metallurgical microscope
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American Optical’s catalogue (1950s)
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Metallurgical microscope
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American Optical’s catalogue (1950s)
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Metallurgical microscope
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American Optical’s catalogue (1950s)
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Metallurgical microscope
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American Optical’s
catalogue (1950s)
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Microscope
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American Optical’s catalogue (1950s)
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Microscope 25LF
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American Optical’s catalogue (1950s)
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Microscope 25LW
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American Optical’s
catalogue (1950s)
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Microscope for water and
sewage
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American Optical’s
catalogue (1950s)
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Microscope for water and
sewage
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American Optical’s catalogue (1950s)
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Microscope illuminator
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American Optical’s catalogue (1950s)
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Microscope
illuminator
|

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American Optical’s
catalogue (1950s)
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Mold counting microscope
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American Optical’s
catalogue (1950s)
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Mold counting microscope
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American Optical’s
catalogue (1950s)
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P45 polarizing microscope
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American Optical’s
catalogue (1950s)
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Pathologist microscope
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American Optical’s
catalogue (1950s)
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Pathologist microscope
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American Optical’s
catalogue (1950s)
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Phase microscope
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American Optical’s catalogue (1950s)
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Polarising attachment for stereoscopic microscope
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American Optical’s catalogue (1950s)
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Polarising microscope
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American Optical’s catalogue (1950s)
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Polarising microscope
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American Optical’s catalogue (1950s)
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Polarising microscope
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American Optical’s catalogue (1950s)
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Polarising microscope
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American Optical’s catalogue (1950s)
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Polarising microscope
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American Optical’s catalogue (1950s)
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Polarising microscope
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American Optical’s catalogue (1950s)
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Polarising microscope
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American Optical’s catalogue (1950s)
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Polarising microscope
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American Optical’s catalogue (1950s)
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Polarising microscope
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American Optical’s catalogue (1950s)
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Precision rotary microtome
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American Optical’s catalogue (1950s)
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Precision sliding microtome
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American Optical’s
catalogue (1950s)
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Research microscope
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American Optical’s
catalogue (1950s)
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Research microscope No. 5
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American Optical’s catalogue (1950s)
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Rotary microtome
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American Optical’s catalogue (1950s)
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Screw micrometer eyepiece
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American Optical’s catalogue
(1950s)
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Series 15
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American Optical’s catalogue
(1950s)
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Series 15
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American Optical’s catalogue
(1950s)
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Series 35
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American Optical’s catalogue
(1950s)
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Series 35
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American Optical’s catalogue
(1950s)
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Series 65
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American Optical’s catalogue
(1950s)
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Series 66
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American Optical’s catalogue
(1950s)
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Series 75
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American Optical’s catalogue
(1950s)
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Series 78 and 79
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American Optical’s catalogue (1950s)
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Stereoscopic microscope
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American Optical’s catalogue (1950s)
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Stereoscopic microscope
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American Optical’s catalogue (1950s)
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Stereoscopic microscope
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American Optical’s catalogue (1950s)
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Stereoscopic microscope
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American Optical’s catalogue (1950s)
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Stereoscopic microscope
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American Optical’s catalogue (1950s)
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Stereoscopic microscope
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American Optical’s catalogue (1950s)
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Stereoscopic microscope
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American Optical’s catalogue (1950s)
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Stereoscopic microscope
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American Optical’s catalogue (1950s)
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Stereoscopic microscope
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American Optical’s catalogue (1950s)
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Stereoscopic microscope
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American Optical’s catalogue (1950s)
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Stereoscopic microscope with polarising attachment
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American Optical’s catalogue (1950s)
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Stereoscopic shop microscope
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American Optical’s catalogue (1950s)
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Table microscope illuminator
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American Optical’s catalogue (1950s)
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Table microtome
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American Optical’s
catalogue (1950s)
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Textile microscope
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American Optical’s
catalogue (1950s)
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Textile microscope
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American Optical’s catalogue (1950s)
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Universal illuminator
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American Optical’s catalogue (1950s)
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Universal microscope illuminator
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American Optical’s catalogue (1950s)
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Universal
microscope lamp
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American Optical’s catalogue (1950s)
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Utility magnifier
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American Optical’s catalogue (1950s)
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Vertical illuminator
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American Optical’s
catalogue (1950s)
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Veterinarian’s and breeder's
microscope
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American Optical’s
catalogue (1950s)
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Veterinarian’s and breeder's
microscope
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American Optical’s
catalogue (1950s)
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Veterinarian’s and breeder's
microscope
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American Optical’s
catalogue (1950s)
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Veterinarian’s and breeder's
microscope
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American Optical’s catalogue (1958)
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Bakelite substage lamp
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American Optical’s catalogue (1958)
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Clinical microtome with freezing attachment
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American Optical’s catalogue (1958)
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Focusing research lamp
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American Optical’s catalogue (1958)
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Mercury vapor illuminator
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American Optical’s catalogue (1958)
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Microstar binocular microscope
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American Optical’s catalogue (1958)
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Microstar binocular microscope
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American Optical’s catalogue (1958)
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Microstar monocular microscope
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American Optical’s catalogue (1958)
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Microstar monocular microscope
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American Optical’s catalogue (1958)
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Precision rotary microtome
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American Optical’s catalogue (1958)
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Precision sliding microtome
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American Optical’s catalogue (1958)
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Research microscope
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American Optical’s catalogue (1958)
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Scholar’s microscope with built-in
illuminator
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American Optical’s catalogue (1958)
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Student type microscope
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American Optical’s catalogue (1958)
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Student-type microcope
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American Optical’s catalogue (1958)
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Table microscope illuminator
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American Optical’s catalogue (1958)
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Table microtome
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American Optical’s catalogue (1958)
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Utility magnifier
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American Optical’s catalogue (1962)
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Phasestar 6BF-P4
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American Optical’s catalogue (1962)
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Phasestar 6TU-P8 with 635 camera and
ortho-illuminator
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American Optical’s catalogue (1962)
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Phasestar L6BU-P4
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American Optical’s catalogue (1965)
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Microstar series 10
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American Optical’s catalogue (1965)
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Microstar series 10
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American Optical’s catalogue (1965)
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Microstar series 10
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American Optical’s catalogue (1966)
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Phasestar
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American Optical’s catalogue (1966)
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Phasestar
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American Optical’s catalogue (1966)
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Phasestar
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American Optical’s catalogue (1966)
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Phasestar
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American Optical’s catalogue (1967)
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Advanced laboratory microscope series 10 Microstar
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American Optical’s catalogue (1967)
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Advanced laboratory microscope series 10 Microstar
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American Optical’s catalogue (1967)
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Advanced laboratory microscope series 10 Microstar
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American Optical’s catalogue (1967)
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Advanced laboratory microscope series 10 Microstar
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American Optical’s catalogue (1967)
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Advanced laboratory microscope series 10 Microstar
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American Optical’s catalogue (1967)
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AO Fluorostar
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American Optical’s catalogue (1967)
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AO series 60 student microscope
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American Optical’s catalogue (1967)
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AO Stereostar Zoom stereoscopic microscope
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American Optical’s catalogue (1967)
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AO Stereostar Zoom stereoscopic microscope
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American Optical’s catalogue (1967)
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AO Stereostar Zoom stereoscopic microscope
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American Optical’s catalogue (1967)
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AO Stereostar Zoom stereoscopic microscope
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American Optical’s catalogue (1967)
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AO Stereostar Zoom stereoscopic microscope
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American Optical’s catalogue (1967)
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AO Stereostar Zoom stereoscopic microscope
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American Optical’s catalogue (1967)
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AO Stereostar Zoom stereoscopic microscope
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American Optical’s catalogue (1967)
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AO Stereostar Zoom stereoscopic microscope
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American Optical’s catalogue (1967)
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AO Stereostar Zoom stereoscopic microscope
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American Optical’s catalogue (1967)
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AO Stereostar Zoom stereoscopic microscope
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American Optical’s catalogue (1967)
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AO Stereostar Zoom stereoscopic microscope
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American Optical’s catalogue (1967)
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AO Stereostar Zoom stereoscopic microscope
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American Optical’s catalogue (1967)
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AO Stereostar Zoom stereoscopic microscope
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American Optical’s catalogue (1967)
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AO Stereostar Zoom stereoscopic microscope
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American Optical’s catalogue (1967)
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AO Stereostar Zoom stereoscopic microscope
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American Optical’s catalogue (1967)
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AO Stereostar Zoom stereoscopic microscope
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American Optical’s catalogue (1967)
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AO Stereostar Zoom stereoscopic microscope
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American Optical’s catalogue (1967)
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AO Stereostar Zoom stereoscopic microscope
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American Optical’s catalogue (1967)
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AO Stereostar Zoom stereoscopic microscope
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American Optical’s catalogue (1967)
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AO Stereostar Zoom stereoscopic microscope
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American Optical’s catalogue (1967)
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Bactistar
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American Optical’s catalogue (1967)
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Cyclospot vertical illuminator
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American Optical’s catalogue (1967)
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Dual viewing Microstar
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American Optical’s catalogue (1967)
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Fluorescent illuminator
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American Optical’s catalogue (1967)
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Illuminator
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American Optical’s catalogue (1967)
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Model 11M
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American Optical’s catalogue (1967)
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Pathostar
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American Optical’s catalogue (1967)
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Series 10 Fluorestar
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American Optical’s catalogue (1967)
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Series 10 microstar
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American Optical’s catalogue (1967)
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Series 10 microstar
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