Microscope Museum

Collection of antique microscopes and other scientific instruments

 

     

       

 

 

 

James W. Queen & CO. (Philadelphia, 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

James Queen (1870; 1872; 1879; 1883; 1890)

The school microscope

James Queen (1870; 1872; 1883; 1890)

Coddington lens

James Queen (1870; 1872; 1883; 1890)

Coddington lens

James Queen (1870; 1872; 1890; 1892)

Microscope on three legs, all brass

James Queen (1870; 1872; 1890)

Jointed microscope, for flowers and insects

James Queen (1870; 1872; 1890)

Linen prover

James Queen (1870; 1872)

Achromatic microscope, 9 inches high

James Queen (1870; 1872)

Coddington lens

James Queen (1870; 1872)

Dr. Lawson’s binocular dissecting microscope

James Queen (1870; 1872)

Educational microscope

James Queen (1870; 1872)

Family microscope, 12 inches high

James Queen (1870; 1872)

Large family microscope, 16 inches high

James Queen (1870; 1872)

Microscope on three legs, hard rubber frame

James Queen (1870; 1872)

Microscope with glass cage for seeds or bugs

James Queen (1870; 1872)

Microscope, 6 inches high

James Queen (1870; 1872)

Microscope, 7½ inches high

James Queen (1870; 1872)

Microscope, 7½ inches high

James Queen (1870; 1872)

New large best binocular microscope stand (Beck)

James Queen (1870; 1872)

Queen’s dissecting microscope

James Queen (1870; 1872)

Queen’s universal household microscope

James Queen (1870; 1872)

Stanhope lens

James Queen (1870; 1872)

The college microscope, with compound body

James Queen (1870; 1872)

US Army Hospital microscope, made by J. Zentmayer

James Queen (1870)

Achromatic microscope

James Queen (1870)

Achromatic microscope

James Queen (1870)

Achromatic microscope with joint to incline

James Queen (1870)

Achromatic microscope, 12 inches high

James Queen (1870)

Achromatic microscope, 9 ½ inches high

James Queen (1870)

Achromatic microscope, 9 inches high

James Queen (1870)

Amateur mounting cabinet

James Queen (1870)

Binocular microscope (Crouch)

James Queen (1870)

Bullseye condenser

James Queen (1870)

Child’s microscope

 

James Queen (1870)

Coddington lens

James Queen (1870)

Coddington lens

James Queen (1870)

Coddington lens

James Queen (1870)

Coddington lens

James Queen (1870)

College microscope

James Queen (1870)

Engraver’s glass

James Queen (1870)

Engraver’s glass

James Queen (1870)

Excelsior microscope

James Queen (1870)

Fiddian’s microscope illuminator

James Queen (1870)

Fifty dollar binocular microscope (Collins)

James Queen (1870)

German students lamp

James Queen (1870)

Harley binocular microscope (Collins)

James Queen (1870)

Improved dissecting single microscope

James Queen (1870)

Instrument for making thin section of wood

James Queen (1870)

Jointed microscope for flowers and insects

James Queen (1870)

Linen prover

James Queen (1870)

Microscope brass body 6 inches high

James Queen (1870)

Microscope brass body 7 ½  inches high

James Queen (1870)

Microscope brass body 7 ½ inches high

James Queen (1870)

Microscope in three legs

James Queen (1870)

Microscope in three legs, hard rubber frame

James Queen (1870)

Microscope with glass cage for seeds or live bugs

James Queen (1870)

Microscope, 7½ inches high

James Queen (1870)

Microscope, iron tripod base

A drawing of a microscope

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James Queen (1870)

Queen’s educational microscope

James Queen (1870)

Queen’s family microscope

James Queen (1870)

Queen’s large family microscope

James Queen (1870)

Queen’s popular microscope

James Queen (1870)

Queen’s student microscope

James Queen (1870)

School microscope

James Queen (1870)

Simple microscope

James Queen (1870)

Simple microscope

James Queen (1870)

Simple microscope

James Queen (1870)

Simple microscope

James Queen (1870)

Simple microscope

James Queen (1870)

Student’s microscope, 14 inches high

James Queen (1870)

Universal household microscope

James Queen (1870)

Watchmaker glass

James Queen (1870)

Watchmaker glass

James Queen (1872; 1890)

Fiddian’s microscope illuminator

James Queen (1872)

Achromatic microscope

James Queen (1872)

Achromatic microscope

James Queen (1872)

Achromatic microscope, 12 inches high

James Queen (1872)

Achromatic microscope, 9½ inches high

James Queen (1872)

Achromatic microscope, 9½ inches high

James Queen (1872)

Microscope, 9 inches high

James Queen (1872)

Student’s microscope, 14 inches high

James Queen (1872)

The child’s microscope

James Queen (1879)

Educational microscope

James Queen (1879)

Microscope, 12 inches high (made in imitation of Zentmayer’s Army Hospital microscope but smaller)

James Queen (1879)

Queen’s family microscope, 15 inches high

James Queen (1883; 1890)

Compact dissecting microscope

James Queen (1883; 1890)

Excelsior

James Queen (1883; 1890)

Queen’s comfortable turntable

James Queen (1883; 1890)

Queen’s Tourist microscope

James Queen (1883)

ACME microscope No. 3, new model

James Queen (1883)

New histological microscope (Crouch)

James Queen (1883)

Student microscope, binocular (Crouch)

James Queen (1890; 1892)

The ACME No. 4 microscope

James Queen (1890; 1892)

The new ACME No. 5 microscope

James Queen (1890)

Boy’s compound microscope

James Queen (1890)

Lamp, Belmontine

James Queen (1890)

Microscope with glass cage for seeds or bugs

James Queen (1890)

Microscope with glass cage for seeds or bugs

James Queen (1890)

The amateur microscope

James Queen (1890)

The child’s microscope

James Queen (1890)

The convenient class microscope

James Queen (1890)

The histological molecular microscope

James Queen (1890)

The new ACME lamp

James Queen (1890)

The new ACME lamp

James Queen (1890)

The new large-best microscope stand

James Queen (1890)

The physiological microscope

James Queen (1890)

Universal household microscope

James Queen (1890)

Universal household microscope

James Queen (1890)

Universal pocket microscope

James Queen (1892)

Charm microscope

James Queen (1892)

The new ACME No. 5 microscope