Microscope Museum

Collection of antique microscopes and other scientific instruments

 

    

Microscope 514 (unknown maker; drum-like microscope; mid-19th century)

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Microscope 514 is an unusual drum-like microscope containing a fine adjustment screw making the upper stage-plate move up or down. The instrument should be dated to the mid-19th century and the maker is unknown. Nevertheless, similar microscopes were produced by Trecourt & Oberhaeuser (Figure 1).

 

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Figure 1. Illustrations of drum-style microscopes: (A) Achromatic microscope by Oberhaeuser (Journal of the Royal Microscopical Society, 1910, pp. 640); (B) microscope by Oberhaeuser c. 1848 (Hansen, J. L. et al., 1974, The Billings microscope collection. Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Washington, USA)