Dancer student monocular compound microscope
Datecirca 1845
Inventory Number1376
ClassificationMicroscope
Subject
Maker
John B. Dancer
1812 - 1887
Cultural Region
Place of Origin
Dimensionscase: 37.5 × 20 × 22 cm (14 3/4 × 7 7/8 × 8 11/16 in.)
Material
Accessoriesocular; objective; standing case
DescriptionThis is a Davis student monocular compound microscope. The instrument is constructed of brass and has an inclining stand. It is mounted on a Y-shaped base with double pillars attached to the slightly curved arm and monocular body. The fine focus is operated by a wheel on the nosepiece. For the coarse adjustment, there is rack and pinion.
The microscope is also equipped with a square stage with a sliding shelf for the slide and a substage mirror on a cylindrical tailpiece.
The instrument is stored in a standing mahogany case. The maker's trade card is located on the inside of the case door.
The microscope is also equipped with a square stage with a sliding shelf for the slide and a substage mirror on a cylindrical tailpiece.
The instrument is stored in a standing mahogany case. The maker's trade card is located on the inside of the case door.
Signedon foot: Dancer / Optician / Manchester
Curatorial RemarksA complete file card was filled out by Ebenezer Gay on 10/20/87, which includes a reference to a fine illustration in Queckett, 1855, p. 112.
ProvenanceDavid Wheatland purchased from Saul Moskowitz (Historical Technology, Inc.), Marblehead, Massachusetts, March 16, 1981 (catalog 121, #85). Donated to CHSI April 14, 1986.
John Davis & Sons
Date: circa 1860
Accessories: objectives (3); oculars (2); polarizing set; lieberkühn; live boxes (2); dissecting knife; prepared slides (2); case
Object number: 1245
Carl Zeiss Jena
Date: circa 1928
Accessories: oculars(2): a pair of K 15x Mobimi; objectives (3): apochromats 20 n.a. 0.65 and 70 n.a. 1.25, and achromat 8 n.a. 0.20; mechanical stage; condenser with iris diaphgragm; locking screw with washer and screwdriver; standing case, key.
Object number: 1369
Carl Zeiss Jena
Date: circa 1932
Accessories: objectives (4): 3 achr. 8x, 10x, 20x , APO 40; ocular Mobimi K7x; condensor; mechanical stage; stereo set of ocular caps and stop; Abbe condensor; standing case.
Object number: 1370
Robert Field & Son
Date: circa 1845
Accessories: oculars (2); objectives (4); objectives in canisters (2); magnifiers (2); polarizer and analyzer; live box; substage mount (1) with stops (2); scalpel and needle; tweezers; slides (2); standing case
Object number: 1325
Carl Zeiss Jena
Date: circa 1932
Accessories: apochromatic objectives (2): 20/ 0.65, 40/ 0.95; canisters (3): Apo 10/ 0.30, Apo 10/ 0.65, Apo 40/ 0.95; oculars (2): pair of K 7x Mobimi; stops (3); screwdriver with heavy locking screw with washer; wrench; standing case, key
Object number: 1389
M. Pillischer
Date: circa 1860
Accessories: oculars (2); objectives (2): 1/4, 1"; standing case
Object number: 1326
Carl Zeiss Jena
Date: circa 1928
Accessories: oculars (3)): 10x Mobimi, 15x & Mobimi, 10x; objectives (3) 90 / 1.25, 40 / 0.65, 10 / 0.30; canisters (3): 90, 40, 8; mechanical stage on vulcanite; Abbe illuminator; triple nosepiece; stops (2): 1, r; screwdriver with locking screw and washer; wrench; standing case; key.
Object number: 1996-1-0339
E. H. & F. H. Tighe
Date: circa 1885
Accessories: ocular; empty box for 3 objectives; case
Object number: 1144
L. Schrauer
Date: circa 1870
Accessories: objective 1/18 Miller Bros. N. Y.; oculars (2); broken glass stage; metal frame for stage
Object number: 1037
Charles Baker
Date: circa 1865
Accessories: oculars (2): A and unmarked; objectives (2) with brass canisters (2); tweezers; stage forceps with needle; small polarizer; prepared slides (13); glass slides (7); magnification table; standing case
Object number: 1219
Charles Baker
Date: circa 1870
Accessories: objective; canister for small diameter thread objective; ocular; case
Object number: 1235
F. Davidson & Company
Date: circa 1900
Accessories: 1 ocular: 2; 1 objective in can: 1/4 dividing; case
Object number: 1334
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