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Microscope
196 (unassigned
maker; pocket microscope; late 19th to early 20th
centuries)
Microscope 196 is a simple pocket
microscope from c. 1900 to early 20th centuries. This microscope has
a single simple lens with a magnification of 50x and a recess into which a
slide could be fitted for examination. The two protruding bars attach to a
spring within the instrument that hold the slide in place once it is
inserted. The eyepiece of the microscope can then be moved in and out to
focus the image of the object of interest. Microscopes like this example
became popular in the late 19th and early 20th centuries and were
manufactured mainly in France and Germany. The instrument came with its original
cardboard box. This microscope was found in the same box as
Beck’s microscope 195 from c. 1878. Examples featured in the catalogues of Ferdinand Ernecke and Geissler
are shown below (Figure 1).
Figure 1. Simple
microscopes as featured in F. Ernecke’s c.1890 catalogue, named as ‘taschen
mikroskop mit lupe’ (A) and in the HN Geissler’s 1904 catalogue, named as
‘universal taschen mikroskop mit lupe’ (B) References SIMPLE MICROSCOPE
OUTFIT C. 1885-1905 (http://www.microscope-antiques.com/waechtertaschen.html), last accessed on
02.09.2020 Microscope universel
de poche avec loupe (http://www.lecompendium.com/dossier_optique_07_tachen_mikroskop/taschenmikroskop.htm), last accessed on
02.09.2020 Microscopes de poche
– II (http://www.lecompendium.com/dossier_optique_05_microscopes_de_poche_2/microscopes_simples_partie_2.htm), last accessed on
02.09.2020 LAST
EDITED: 25.07.2021 |
