Microscope Museum

Collection of antique microscopes and other scientific instruments

 

      

Spencer, Browning & Co (London, England)

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

 

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

Vest pocket microscope, John Browning, 1890 - 1910

Giordano, R. V. (2007) Singular beauty: simple microscopes from the Giordano collection. MIT Museum

Simple microscope by Browning

JRMS 1878 (pp. 296)

Miniature microscope

John Browning

Spencer, Browning & CO’s catalogue (1857)

Neat compound microscope

Spencer, Browning & CO’s catalogue (1857)

Compound microscope

Spencer, Browning & CO’s catalogue (1857)

Compound microscope, larger

Spencer, Browning & CO’s catalogue (1857)

Child’s portable compound microscope

Spencer, Browning & CO’s catalogue (1857)

Simple microscope

Spencer, Browning & CO’s catalogue (1857)

Large compound microscope

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

Compound microscope, 1860 – 1870 (John Browning)

Hogg (1869; 1871)

Student’s microscope

Browning

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

Browning Polarizing Microscope, c1880

W Carpenter (1883)

Browning’s smaller Stephenson binocular

George Davis (1882, 1889) Practical Microscopy

Stephenson’s binocular microscope, Browning

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

Stephenson binocular petrological microscope, 1880 – 1890, Browning

Spencer, Browning & CO’s catalogue (1857)

Student’s model microscope

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

Incomplete petrological stand, 1860 – 1880, Browning

Spencer, Browning & CO’s catalogue (1857)

Extra large compound microscope, Browning

George Davis (1882) Practical Microscopy

Microscope, Browning

Hogg (1883; 1886; 1890)

Improved rotating microscope

Browning

George Davis (1882) Practical Microscopy

Portable microscope, Browning

George Davis (1889) Practical Microscopy

Portable microscope, Browning

JRMS 1882 (pp. 252)

Portable Microscope

Browning

George Davis (1889) Practical Microscopy

Jackson model, Browning

W Carpenter (1875; 1883)

Browning’s rotating microscope

Browning

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

John Browning (c. 1865)

George Davis (1882) Practical Microscopy

Pocket microscope, Browning

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

John Browning (c. 1865)

Spencer, Browning & CO’s catalogue (1857)

Compound microscope

Spencer, Browning & CO’s catalogue (1857)

Compound school microscope

Spencer, Browning & CO’s catalogue (1857)

Professor Queckett’s portable dissecting microscope, Browning

A close-up of a metal object

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

Stephenson binocular body display, 1870 – 1875, Browning

 

 

 

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A close-up of a microscope

Description automatically generated with medium confidence

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

Sorby Browning microspectroscope, 1870 - 1890

A close-up of a metal device

Description automatically generated with low confidence

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

Microspectroscope, 1870 – 1900, Browning

A close-up of a telescope

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

Sorby Browning microspectroscope, 1888

JRMS 1882 (pp. 413)

Heliostat, Browning