United States: New York, Rochester / 1899
Microscope
Microscope
The Smithsonian catalogs Microscope as microscope, compound in its Science & Scientific Instruments records.
WHY IT’S INTERESTING
This Continental microscope is a heavy compound monocular with coarse and fine focus, triple nosepiece, trunnion, circular mechanical stage, and Lister limb with elaborate sub-stage condenser and sub-stage mirror. The inscriptions on the horseshoe base read “Bausch & Lomb Optical Co. / NEW YORK ROCHESTER CHICAGO” and “25908.”