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Compound achromatic microscope

Year/Period

1900-1925

Maker

BAUSCH & LOMB

Country

USA

Signature

BAUSCH & LOMB OPTICAL CO. / Rochester N.Y. U.S.A.

Category

Microscopes

Optical 1

Compound

Optical 2

Achromatic

Inventory number

SM 59

Description

This is a simple student microscope, on a cast iron horseshoe type foot with a short pillar. The limb can be inclined over 90 degrees between trunnions. There is a square stage with spring clips, below the stage a diaphragm stop. Below the stage on a swing the mirror in a bracket. Coarse adjustment is by means of rack and pinion. Fine adjustment acts on the block between the limb and the body tube. The brass body tube  has a sliding tube and a triple objective changer, with its three objectives.