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Microscope Museum Collection of antique microscopes and other
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Microscope 4 (assigned to Deyrolle; modèle E;
late 19th century to early 20th century)
The ‘Les fils d'Émile Deyrolle’, which traded
from 1831 to 2003, was originally founded by Jean-Baptiste Deyrolle in Paris, France. He sold insects for natural
history collections, and the business was passed down in the family and
expanded to taxidermy and other natural history specimens. Four generations
after opening the business the heirs changed the name to “Les Fils d'Émile Deyrolle” (they had taken over the business by 1896). At some
point in history, they traded also optical instruments such as microscopes
and other scientific equipment for the mounting, displaying, and maintenance
and care of natural history specimens and collections. Microscope
4 is a simple compound microscope, dated to the late 19th century and early 20th
century. The word ‘France’ and the number ‘7’ are engraved on the iron
base and brass components. An identical microscope appears in a c.1890
catalogue of the American retailer B. Kahn & Son, where it was called household
microscope. This instrument is most probably of French origin and is pictured
in the catalogue Micrography
of July 1900, edited by the Parisian firm ‘Les Fils
d'Émile Deyrolle’ (where
it was called microscope a renversement Modèle
E) (Figure 1). The
same instrument is also featured in the catalogues of other retailers such as
E. Vion and Gambs.
Figure 1. Microscope
a renversement Modèle E as engraved in the catalogue Micrography of
July 1900, edited by the Parisian firm ‘Les Fils d'Émile Deyrolle’. The same microscope appears in a
subsequent 1931 catalogue of the same firm. References B Kahn & Son (c. 1890)
Illustrated catalogue of optical and meteorological instruments (5th edition) Emille Deyrolle (1900) Catalogue de micrographie Emille Deyrolle (1931) Instruments pour les sciences naturelles LAST EDITED: 15.08.2020 |
