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Microscope Museum Collection of antique microscopes and other
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Microscope
171
(Unassigned maker; reproduction of Victorian bar-limb microscope; second half
of 20th century)
Microscope 171 is a
massive non-working, display-only reproduction instrument in the style of an
inclined bar-limb design of microscope from the Victorian period. Should be
maybe dated to the second half of the 20th century. Bar-limb microscope
designs consist of a straight bar with a pivot point and uprights supporting
the stage and leading to the base, which is oval in this example. To the
upper part of the bar there is a right-angle piece which supports the optical
tube assembly. There are many variations of the bar-limb design, being
variations of the classic bar-limb design first introduced by Andrew Ross in
1842. This type of design quickly became popular and was copied by many other
manufacturers, with most examples usually dating from the mid to late
Victorian period, with perhaps the most famous designs by Ross and Powell
& Lealand. LAST
EDITED: 05.05.2021 |
