Microscope

Description:

This is a Continental model AB of the sort that Bausch & Lomb introduced in the 1890s. It is a compound monocular with micrometer screw for fine focus, square stage, and sub-stage mirror. The inscription on the black horseshoe base reads “BAUSCH & LOMB OPTICAL Co. / ROCHESTER, N.Y. NEW YORK CITY.” The objective is missing. The 37718 serial number indicates a date of 1902.

Ref: Bausch & Lomb, Microscopes and Accessories (Rochester, N.Y., 1900), pp. 26-27.

Date Made: ca 1902

Maker: Bausch & Lomb

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: New York, Rochester

Subject: Science & Scientific Instruments

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See more items in: Medicine and Science: Medicine, Microscopes, Science & Mathematics

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Credit Line: Bausch & Lomb Optical Company

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: MG.M-12203Accession Number: 272522Catalog Number: M-12203272522.18

Object Name: microscope

Physical Description: metal (overall material)brass (overall material)glass (overall material)Measurements: overall: 10 1/4 in x 3 3/16 in x 4 5/8 in; 26.035 cm x 8.09625 cm x 11.7475 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-969b-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1348554

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