Monocular compound microscope - 1900-2000 - Unknown
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Vintage monocular student microscope with a drum mechanism, brass lacquered tube and black Japanned base, circa 1900s, dimensions 31 cm high by 11 cm wide by 13 cm deep, weight 1 kg, unknown manufacturer and not tested.
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student monocular microscope - drum model (drum microscope) French, late 19th century, around 1880-1900.
small teaching/student model, very common in Paris at that time. Parisian workshops of the type Nachet, Verick, Hartnack. Often unsigned.
• Materials: lacquered brass tube, the lower part and the C-shaped yoke in black japanned cast iron as on yours.
• Mechanics: focusing by rack-and-pinion with the two large side knobs that you can see, sliding tube for the draw.
• Optics: single eyepiece at the top, objective screwed in at the bottom, stage with 2 clamps to hold the slide, central hole. Below, an orientable mirror to reflect light.
student monocular microscope - drum model (drum microscope) French, late 19th century, around 1880-1900.
small teaching/student model, very common in Paris at that time. Parisian workshops of the type Nachet, Verick, Hartnack. Often unsigned.
• Materials: lacquered brass tube, the lower part and the C-shaped yoke in black japanned cast iron as on yours.
• Mechanics: focusing by rack-and-pinion with the two large side knobs that you can see, sliding tube for the draw.
• Optics: single eyepiece at the top, objective screwed in at the bottom, stage with 2 clamps to hold the slide, central hole. Below, an orientable mirror to reflect light.
Details
Era
1900-2000
Weight
1 kg
Type
Monocular compound microscope
Number of objects
1
Manufacturer/brand
Unknown
Material
Brass, Metal
Style
Vintage
Physical condition
Very good
Functional condition
Not tested
Height
31 cm
Width
11 cm
Depth
13 cm
Estimated period
1900-2000
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