Object Details
- Bausch & Lomb Optical Company
- Description
- This is a compound monocular with coarse and fine focus, double nosepiece (one is missing), circular stage, trunnion, sub-stage diaphragm and support for sub-stage mirror, and Y-shaped base. The stage and the nosepiece are inscribed “BAUSCH & LOMB / OPTICAL CO.” The base and limb are Japanned black.
- Bausch & Lomb introduced this form in 1884, terming it the Model No. 520 and noting that it had been constructed “in compliance with a generally expressed demand for a simple, low-priced and well-made instrument, which is adapted to every grade of work.” The stand with wooden case cost $25; with two objectives and camera lucida it cost $45.
- In 1900, Bausch & Lomb termed this the American Type Microscope, Model F, noting that it “represents a distinct type of instrument, possessing the advantages of lightness, graceful proportions, and convenience for working combined with stability and low cost. It has been for many years the standard instrument in a large number of laboratories, and a prime favorite with individual workers.”
- Ref: Bausch & Lomb, Illustrated Catalogue (Rochester, 1884), pp. 12-13.
- Bausch & Lomb, Microscopes and Accessories (Rochester, 1900), pp. 46-47.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Bausch & Lomb Optical Company
- 1890s
- ID Number
- MG.M-12202
- accession number
- 272522
- catalog number
- M-12202
- Object Name
- microscope
- Other Terms
- microscope; Monocular; Compound
- Physical Description
- brass (overall material)
- steel (overall material)
- glass (overall material)
- black (overall color)
- Measurements
- overall: 31 cm x 14.2 cm x 15.1 cm; 12 7/32 in x 5 19/32 in x 5 15/16 in
- place made
- United States: New York, Rochester
- associated place
- United States: New York, Rochester
- See more items in
- Medicine and Science: Medicine
- Microscopes
- Science & Mathematics
- National Museum of American History
- Subject
- Science & Scientific Instruments
- Record ID
- nmah_1060244
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a9-00a5-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
