United States: New York, Buffalo / 1920-1930
Microscope
Microscope
The Smithsonian catalogs Microscope as microscope in its Science & Scientific Instruments records.
WHY IT’S INTERESTING
This small compound monocular is a Spencer Model 75, a “Real Pocket Microscope” designed for that “large class of scientists” who wished to carry a microscope into the field. It has a push-pull focus, square stage, sub-stage mirror, and metal case. The inscription on the tube reads “SPENCER / BUFFALO / USA.” That on the box reads “SPENCER / BUFFALO / USA / 194.”