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Identifier |
Title |
Date |
Description |
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| 37642 |
LL 02.13.04.01 |
Microscope of Andrew A. Best, M.D. |
1947 |
Bausch and Lomb Optical Co., Rochester, N.Y., No. LK49. Dr. Andrew A. Best (1916-2005) was a native of Kinston, N.C. He purchased this microscope when he enrolled at Meharry Medical College. He started a primary care practice in Greenville, N.C. in 1954, and continued practicing until 2004.
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| 37643 |
LL 02.05.04.01 |
Microscope of Alfred F. Hammond Jr., M.D. |
1911 |
Carl Zeiss, Jena, No. 55612. The Stativ 1c was donated in honor of Dr. Alfred F. Hammond's wife, Lucy Olivia Barrow Hammond. The Hammond Family from Jones County, N.C. has a long history of medical practice in eastern North Carolina, with three generations of doctors.
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| 37644 |
LL 02.48.01.51 |
Bausch and Lomb Model BB |
1909 |
Bausch and Lomb Optical Co., Rochester, N.Y., No. 78078. It was among the best selling models for medical use. Donated by Linda Duvall.
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| 37645 |
LL 02.48.01.52 |
Spencer Medical Microscope |
1942 |
Spencer Lens Company, Buffalo, N.Y., No. 184069. It was a standard model medical microscope for about 25 years. The War Department was a major purchaser during World War II.
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| 37646 |
LL 02.48.01.53 |
Balplan Microscope with Dual Viewing Attachment |
ca. 1972 |
Bausch and Lomb Optical Co., Rochester, N.Y. The Balplan microscope series was the first American instrument with an infinity corrected optical system that allowed insertion of various accessories between the objective and head without image degradation. It was available in many configurations with different light sources and accessories for medical, biological, physical, and quality control applications.
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| 37647 |
LL 02.48.01.54 |
Miller Brothers Student Microscope |
ca. 1890 |
Frank Miller, who worked for Tolles, established a microscope business in New York in 1868, which closed in 1899. This microscope was found from an estate in Maine, and is not in the 1879 catalog and is a later model. The fine adjustment is similar to many English microscopes from the late 19th century. The three objectives include a signed 1/4" with correction collar by William Wales and a 1" and a lower power, both unsigned, but probably by Wales.
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| 37648 |
LL 02.48.01.55 |
Early Schrauer Large Microscope |
ca. 1870 |
Leopold Schrauer, Boston, Ma. Schrauer opened a business in New York in 1877. This instrument has some features similar to large Tolles microscopes and a sprung nosepiece fine adjustment commonly used in the mid-19th century in the United States and England. The microscope came from an estate in Maine. The two objectives are a signed 1/4" with correction collar by Wales and a 1". Schrauer instruments commonly have Wales objectives.
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| 37649 |
LL 02.48.02.25 |
Universal Microscope |
1871 |
R & J Beck, London, No. 5735. The Universal Microscope was introduced by Smith, Beck and Beck in 1862 to replace the Educational model. It was a unique design with a circular base and square cross section tube. The coarse focusing was by a fusee chain (visible on card) and the find focusing used a long lever to move the chain mechanism. The Universal was the least expensive model intended for student use.
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| 37650 |
LL 02.48.03.12 |
Chevalier Type Microscope |
ca. 1855 |
Attributed to Charles Chevalier, Paris. These French microscopes with tripod base are traditionally attributed to the workshop of charles Chevalier. This model with tube rather than stage coarse focusing is uncommon. These instruments were sold by a variety of dealers in the United States and England.
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