Microscope Museum

Collection of antique microscopes and other scientific instruments

 

      

Substages and condensers

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Source

Observations from the source

Maker (or retailer)

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

Condenser, spot lens

 

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

Condenser, Parabolic

 

JRMS 1885 (pp. 123)

Condenser

Abbe

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

Expandind stop, Traviss (H. Ausbuttel)

Ausbuttel

JRMS 1900 (pp. 513)

Condenser

Baker

JRMS 1887 (pp. 809)

Condenser

Bausch & Lomb

JRMS 1890 (pp. 508)

Condenser Mounting

Bausch & Lomb

JRMS 1891 (pp. 405)

Condenser Mounting with Iris Diaphragm

Bausch & Lomb

JRMS 1884 (pp. 124)

Condenser with two Diaphragm-plates

Beck

JRMS 1885 (pp. 115)

Revolving polarizing prism

Beck

JRMS 1885 (pp. 124)

Modification of the Abbe Condenser

Behrens & Curties

JRMS 1886 (pp. 130)

Substage Diaphragm

Griffith

JRMS 1885 (pp. 1065)

Abbe Condenser

Grunow

JRMS 1881 (pp. 302)

Polarizer

Murray & Heath

JRMS 1880 (pp. 330)

Improved Immersion Condenser

Powell & Lealand

JRMS 1889 (pp. 125)

Apochromatic Condenser

Powell & Lealand

JRMS 1895 (pp. 230)

Substage Apochromatic Condenser with Collar Correction

Powell & Lealand

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

Condenser oil immersion (Powell & Lealand)

Powell & Lealand

JRMS 1901 (pp. 705)

Cylinder Iris Diaphragm

Seibert

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

Condenser, Wenham’s parabolic (Smith & Beck)

Smith & Beck

JRMS 1886 (pp. 1052)

Cam Mechanical Stage

Swift

JRMS 1907 (pp. 218)

Substage with Patent Slow Focusing

Swift

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

Condenser, Webster (Swift)

Swift

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

Webster condenser fitted with Collin’s graduating diaphragm (Swift)

Swift

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

Condenser, Hall (Swift)

Swift

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

Condenser, Hall (Swift)

Swift

JRMS 1880 (pp. 1052)

Diaphragm

Wale

JRMS 1881 (pp. 125)

Callote Substage

Wallis

JRMS 1900 (pp. 120)

Condenser

Watson

JRMS 1904 (pp. 107)

"Argus" Substage

Watson

JRMS 1904 (pp. 108)

Compound Substage

Watson

JRMS 1908 (pp. 97)

New Mechanical Condenser Mount

Watson

JRMS 1902 (pp. 615)

Centring Apparatus for Microscope Objectives when used as Condensers

zeiss

JRMS 1885 (pp. 710)

Abbe Condenser

Zentmayer

Beck’s catalogue (1962)

Polarising apparatus

Beck

A close-up of a camera lens

Description automatically generated with low confidence

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

Substage oblique illuminator, 1860 - 1890

Ross

A close-up of a microscope

Description automatically generated with low confidence

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

Oblique substage illuminator, 1880 - 1890

Swift

R & J Beck (1878)

Brown’s iris diaphragm

Beck

Flatters & Garnett (1929)

Condenser changer, research form

 

W Watson (1945)

Medium size polariser and analyser

Watson

W Watson (1945)

Nosepiece iris diaphragm or Davis shutter

Watson

Bausch & Lomb (1900)

Polariscope

Bausch & Lomb

Bausch & Lomb (1900)

Polariscope

Bausch & Lomb

W Watson (1945)

Polariser

Watson

R & J Beck (1910s)

Wenham’s parabola

Beck

Krauss (1924, 1926)

Flat condenser

 

Chas Lentz & Sons (1891)

Polariscope with one selenite