Microscope Museum

Collection of antique microscopes and other scientific instruments

 

    

Microscope 489 (Britex; Universal ACHRO prover x8; mid-20th century)

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Microscope 489 is labelled with ‘BRITEX UNIVERSAL ACHRO PROVER x8” and should be dated to the mid-20th century. This instrument would be used for counting threads in fabrics (the number of threads per unit of length provides evidence of a higher quality of cloth). Britex (Scientific Instruments) was a company trading from 523-4 Bank Chambers, 329 High Holborn, London, selling several optical and other scientific instruments.