Microscope Museum

Collection of antique microscopes and other scientific instruments

Microscope 163 (unknown maker; double pillar French microscope; c. 1900)

Microscope 163 was probably made in France by the late 19^th or early 20^th century. The instrument is unsigned, but a number of similar double pillar instruments appear in antique catalogues of American and French companies such as B. Kahn & Son, Emille Deyrolle and E. Vion (Figure 1).

Figure 1. Examples of double pillar microscopes as they appear in antique catalogues of E. Vion (1929) (smaller version - A, and larger version - B), B. Kahn & Son (1890) (C), and Emille Deyrolle (1900) (D)

References

Double Pillar French microscope. c.1875 (http://www.antique-microscopes.com/photos/french_microscope.htm), last accessed on 04.01.2021

French Double-Pillar Microscope No. 32 (http://golubcollection.berkeley.edu/19th/32.html), last accessed on 04.01.2021

DOUBLE-PILLAR FRENCH COMPOUND MICROSCOPE (https://www.microscope-antiques.com/dpillar.html), last accessed on 04.01.2021

Microscopio francés de doble pilar (c 1875). French double pillar microscope (https://sites.google.com/site/coleccionguillermocrovetto/home/microscopios-compuestos-sin-firma/microscopio-francs-de-doble-pilar), last accessed on 04.01.2021

French Compound Monocular Brass Microscope (https://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/primer/museum/frenchcompoundbrass1870s.html), last accessed on 04.01.2021

Microscope d'étude à double colonne (http://www.lecompendium.com/dossier_optique_117_microscope_a_double_colonne/microscope_a_double_colonne.htm), last accessed on 04.01.2021

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