Microscope Museum

Collection of antique microscopes and other scientific instruments

 

      

George Adams (London, England)

In this page you will find images of instruments made by George Adams, found in their own trade catalogues, catalogues of other retailers, antique books, volumes of the Journal of the Royal Microscopical Society, and other sources.

 

Image

Source

Observations from the source

Bradbury, S (1967) The evolution of the microscope, Oxford

Later model of the screw barrel microscope, probably made by George Adams around 1746

JRMS 1905 (pp. 637)

Wilson Screw-Barrel Simple Microscope

Adams

George Adams (1798) Essays on the microscope containing a practical description of the most improved microscopes

Microscope

Bradbury, S (1967) The evolution of the microscope, Oxford

Compass microscope, probably by George Adams (c. 1745)

George Adams (1798) Essays on the microscope containing a practical description of the most improved microscopes

Culpeper’s microscope

Turner, G. E. (1981) Collecting Microscopes (Christie's South Kensington collectors series). Littlehampton Book Services Ltd

Culpeper type microscope by George Adams (c. 1760)

Bracegirdle (2005) A catalogue of the microscopy collections at the science museum, London, Little Imp Publications (CD)

Culpeper-type microscope, 1740 – 1760. G Adams

Bracegirdle (2005) A catalogue of the microscopy collections at the science museum, London, Little Imp Publications (CD)

Culpeper-type microscope, 1790 - 1820

Clay RS, Court TH (1982) The History of the Microscope. Littlehampton Book Services Ltd

Silver microscope made for King George III by George Adams in 1761

Bracegirdle (2005) A catalogue of the microscopy collections at the science museum, London, Little Imp Publications (CD)

Boxfoot microscope, 1770 – 1795 (G Adams)

Hansen, J. L. et al. (1974) The Billings microscope collection. Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Washington, USA

George Adams (c. 1755)

Turner, G. E. (1981) Collecting Microscopes (Christie's South Kensington collectors series). Littlehampton Book Services Ltd

Adams (c. 1787)

Bracegirdle (2005) A catalogue of the microscopy collections at the science museum, London, Little Imp Publications (CD)

Boxfoot microscope, 1770 – 1795 (G Adams)

Lentz, T. L. (2017) Lentz Microscopy and Histology Collection. Peabody Museum of Natural History at Yale University

Cuff-type Compound Microscope by George Adams, c1770

George Adams (1798) Essays on the microscope containing a practical description of the most improved microscopes

Jones improved compound microscope

George Adams (1798) Essays on the microscope containing a practical description of the most improved microscopes

The double constructed microscope

George Adams (1798) Essays on the microscope containing a practical description of the most improved microscopes

Jones mos improved compound microscope

Bracegirdle (2005) A catalogue of the microscopy collections at the science museum, London, Little Imp Publications (CD)

Universal microscope, c. 1755 (G Adams)

Bradbury, S (1967) The evolution of the microscope, Oxford

Prince of Wales microscope made by George Adams

Brown, O (1986) The Whipple Museum of the History of Science, Catalogue 7 – Microscopes

Compound microscope, G Adams, c. 1760

Clay RS, Court TH (1982) The History of the Microscope. Littlehampton Book Services Ltd

Adams Prince of Wales microscope

 

Clay RS, Court TH (1982) The History of the Microscope. Littlehampton Book Services Ltd

Adams’ compendious pocket microscope

Turner, G. E. (1981) Collecting Microscopes (Christie's South Kensington collectors series). Littlehampton Book Services Ltd

Adams (c. 1771)

Hansen, J. L. et al. (1974) The Billings microscope collection. Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Washington, USA

George Adams (1746)

Bradbury, S (1967) The evolution of the microscope, Oxford

Adams’s new universal double microscope

Brown, O (1986) The Whipple Museum of the History of Science, Catalogue 7 – Microscopes

Compound microscope, Adams, c. 1750

JRMS 1909 (pp. 634)

Microscope

Adams

Turner, G. E. (1981) Collecting Microscopes (Christie's South Kensington collectors series). Littlehampton Book Services Ltd

Adams (c. 1746)

Bracegirdle (2005) A catalogue of the microscopy collections at the science museum, London, Little Imp Publications (CD)

Folding microscope, 1760 – 1790 (G Adams)

Bracegirdle (2005) A catalogue of the microscopy collections at the science museum, London, Little Imp Publications (CD)

Microscope outfit, c. 1771 (G Adams)

Bracegirdle (2005) A catalogue of the microscopy collections at the science museum, London, Little Imp Publications (CD)

Folding microscope, 1775 - 1795

Turner, G. E. (1975) Catalogue of Microscopes, Museo Di Storia Della Scienza. Giunti, Rome

George Adams Junior (c. 1791)

Bracegirdle (2005) A catalogue of the microscopy collections at the science museum, London, Little Imp Publications (CD)

Variable microscope outfit, 1770 – 1772 (G Adams)

Bradbury, S (1967) The evolution of the microscope, Oxford

Variable microscope made by George Adams

Clay RS, Court TH (1982) The History of the Microscope. Littlehampton Book Services Ltd

Adams’ variable microscope

Hansen, J. L. et al. (1974) The Billings microscope collection. Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Washington, USA

George Adams (c. 1771)

JRMS 1911 (pp. 180)

Microscope

Adams

Turner, G. E. (1975) Catalogue of Microscopes, Museo Di Storia Della Scienza. Giunti, Rome

G. Adams (c. 1770)

Turner, G. E. (1975) Catalogue of Microscopes, Museo Di Storia Della Scienza. Giunti, Rome

G Adams (c. 1770)

Clay RS, Court TH (1982) The History of the Microscope. Littlehampton Book Services Ltd

Adam’s universal compound microscope

JRMS 1911 (pp. 181)

Microscope

Adams

Turner, G. E. (1975) Catalogue of Microscopes, Museo Di Storia Della Scienza. Giunti, Rome

G Adams (c. 1790)

Turner, G. E. (1981) Collecting Microscopes (Christie's South Kensington collectors series). Littlehampton Book Services Ltd

Adams (c. 1787)

Turner, G. E. (1981) Collecting Microscopes (Christie's South Kensington collectors series). Littlehampton Book Services Ltd

Adams (c. 1790)

Bracegirdle (2005) A catalogue of the microscopy collections at the science museum, London, Little Imp Publications (CD)

Folding microscope, 1780 - 1795

Bracegirdle (2005) A catalogue of the microscopy collections at the science museum, London, Little Imp Publications (CD)

Universal microscope outfit, 1785 - 1795

Bracegirdle (2005) A catalogue of the microscopy collections at the science museum, London, Little Imp Publications (CD)

Compound microscope, 1785 - 1795

Brown, O (1986) The Whipple Museum of the History of Science, Catalogue 7 – Microscopes

Drum microscope, G Adams, c. 1790

Turner, G. E. (1981) Collecting Microscopes (Christie's South Kensington collectors series). Littlehampton Book Services Ltd

Dissecting microscope to the design of Lyonnet (1757), most probably made by G Adams in c. 1787

George Adams (1798) Essays on the microscope containing a practical description of the most improved microscopes

Microscope

Turner GE (1989) The great age of the microscope (Catalogue of the RMS collection), Bristol

Probably George Adams (4/4 18th century)

Bracegirdle (2005) A catalogue of the microscopy collections at the science museum, London, Little Imp Publications (CD)

Aquatic microscope, c. 1795

George Adams (1798) Essays on the microscope containing a practical description of the most improved microscopes

Ellis aquatic microscope

Turner GE (1989) The great age of the microscope (Catalogue of the RMS collection), Bristol

Adams (c. 1750)

Turner GE (1989) The great age of the microscope (Catalogue of the RMS collection), Bristol

Adams (c. 1750)

Turner GE (1989) The great age of the microscope (Catalogue of the RMS collection), Bristol

Solar microscope

George Adams Jnr (c. 1790)

JRMS 1909 (pp. 634)

Microscope

Adams

Bracegirdle (2005) A catalogue of the microscopy collections at the science museum, London, Little Imp Publications (CD)

Solar microscope, c. 1785 (G Adams)

Bracegirdle (2005) A catalogue of the microscopy collections at the science museum, London, Little Imp Publications (CD)

Solar microscope outfit, c. 1785 (G Adams)

Bracegirdle (2005) A catalogue of the microscopy collections at the science museum, London, Little Imp Publications (CD)

Solar microscope outfit, c. 1790 (G Adams)

Turner GE (1989) The great age of the microscope (Catalogue of the RMS collection), Bristol

Lucernal microscope

George Adams Jnr (c. 1790)

Turner GE (1989) The great age of the microscope (Catalogue of the RMS collection), Bristol

Lucernal microscope

Probably George Adams Jnr (c. 1790)

Clay RS, Court TH (1982) The History of the Microscope. Littlehampton Book Services Ltd

Adams large lucernal microscope

Clay RS, Court TH (1982) The History of the Microscope. Littlehampton Book Services Ltd

Adams all-brass lucernal microscope

Bracegirdle (2005) A catalogue of the microscopy collections at the science museum, London, Little Imp Publications (CD)

Combined lucernal and projecting and compound microscope, 1770 - 1790

Bracegirdle (2005) A catalogue of the microscopy collections at the science museum, London, Little Imp Publications (CD)

Lucernal and compound microscope, 1780 – 1785 (G Adams)

Bracegirdle (2005) A catalogue of the microscopy collections at the science museum, London, Little Imp Publications (CD)

Lucernal and compound microscope, c. 1795

JRMS 1912 (pp. 650)

Microscope

Adams

Bradbury, S (1967) The evolution of the microscope, Oxford

George Adams’ new universal single microscope of 1747

Clay RS, Court TH (1982) The History of the Microscope. Littlehampton Book Services Ltd

Adams new universal single microscope

Bracegirdle (2005) A catalogue of the microscopy collections at the science museum, London, Little Imp Publications (CD)

Simple microscope, 1740 - 1755