Microscope Museum

Collection of antique microscopes and other scientific instruments

 

     

       

 

 

 

B. Kahn & Son (New York, USA)

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

Catalogue’s publication year

Observations from the catalogue

B. Kahn & Son (c. 1890)

Illuminator, with oil lamp

B. Kahn & Son (c. 1890)

Peerless microscopist’s lamp

B. Kahn & Son (c. 1890)

Turntable, improved

B. Kahn & Son’s catalogue (c. 1890)

Three-legged microscope

B. Kahn & Son’s catalogue (c. 1890)

Three-legged microscope

B. Kahn & Son’s catalogue (c. 1890)

Three-legged microscope

B. Kahn & Son’s catalogue (c. 1890)

Coddington magnifier

B. Kahn & Son’s catalogue (c. 1890)

Seed microscope

B. Kahn & Son’s catalogue (c. 1890)

Entomological microscope

B. Kahn & Son’s catalogue (c. 1890)

Pocket florascope

B. Kahn & Son’s catalogue (c. 1890)

Botanical microscope

B. Kahn & Son’s catalogue (c. 1890)

Pick glass

B. Kahn & Son’s catalogue (c. 1890)

Boy’s microscope (6 inches in height)

B. Kahn & Son’s catalogue (c. 1890)

‘Arcade’ microscope (6 inches in height)

B. Kahn & Son’s catalogue (c. 1890)

School microscope

B. Kahn & Son’s catalogue (c. 1890)

Universal microscope (12 inches in height)

B. Kahn & Son’s catalogue (c. 1890)

‘International’ microscope (12 inches in height)

B. Kahn & Son’s catalogue (c. 1890)

Model microscope (12 inches in height)

B. Kahn & Son’s catalogue (c. 1890)

Physician’s microscope (12 inches in height)

B. Kahn & Son’s catalogue (c. 1890)

‘Challenge’microscope (with rack motion). The version without rack motion was the ‘Amateur’ microscope (8 inches in height)

B. Kahn & Son’s catalogue (c. 1890)

Household microscope (10 inches in height)

B. Kahn & Son’s catalogue (c. 1890)

Library microscope (9½ inches in height)

B. Kahn & Son’s catalogue (c. 1890)

Research microscope (11 inches in height)

B. Kahn & Son’s catalogue (c. 1890)

‘Standard’ microscope (9½ inches in height)

B. Kahn & Son’s catalogue (c. 1890)

Dissecting microscope

B. Kahn & Son’s catalogue (c. 1890)

Dissecting microscope

B. Kahn & Son’s catalogue’s catalogue (c. 1890)

Coddington magnifier