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Compound tripod microscope, type Nuremberg

Year/Period

ca. 1800

Maker

IM

Country

Germany

Signature

Brand mark underside foot: IM (in a circle) (Junker Magdeburg)

Category

Microscopes

Size of the microscope (h x w x d)

height 35.5 × diameter 12 cm

Donated by

C.J.H van den Broek, biologist, PhD, lector Utrecht University, the Netherlands (former owner, † 2011)

Inventory number

SM 187

Description

This marvellous microscope has been donated to the foundation by mr. J.H. van den Broek. He inherited it from his father C.J.H. van den Broek and wished to give it a good destination. C.J.H. van den Broek (born 8 August 1913, Nijmegen, the Netherlands) was a biologist, PhD, and lector at Utrecht University, the Netherlands. He passed away on 17 December 2011 in Utrecht.