Pillischer monocular compound microscope
Datecirca 1860
Inventory Number1326
ClassificationMicroscope
Subject
Maker
M. Pillischer
fl. 1851 - 1887
Cultural Region
Place of Origin
Dimensionsmicroscope: 32 × 14.5 × 20 cm (12 5/8 × 5 11/16 × 7 7/8 in.)
case: 35.5 × 17 × 22.5 cm (14 × 6 11/16 × 8 7/8 in.)
case: 35.5 × 17 × 22.5 cm (14 × 6 11/16 × 8 7/8 in.)
Material
Accessoriesoculars (2); objectives (2): 1/4, 1"; standing case
DescriptionThis is Pillischer monocular compound microscope. The instrument is constructed entirely of brass except for a bronze bar that runs along the body tube comprising part of the coarse focus mechanism. There is a lever located near the nosepiece for the fine adjustment. The microscope has a curved arm and an inclining stand.
The oval stage has an extension piece at the back that attaches to the lower end of the curved arm. A diaphragm wheel is mounted underneath the stage. There is also a substage mirror on a tubular arm.
The microscope is stored in standing wooden case.
The oval stage has an extension piece at the back that attaches to the lower end of the curved arm. A diaphragm wheel is mounted underneath the stage. There is also a substage mirror on a tubular arm.
The microscope is stored in standing wooden case.
Signedin script on foot: M. Pillischer / 398 Oxford St. / London
Inscribedon foot: 124
ProvenanceDavid Wheatland purchased from Saul Moskowitz (Historical Technology, Inc.), Marblehead, Massachusetts, March 31, 1971 (catalog 102, #150). Donated to CHSI the same day.
John B. Dancer
Date: circa 1845
Accessories: ocular; objective; standing case
Object number: 1376
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 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
Powell & Lealand
Date: circa 1845
Accessories: paired oculars (2); objectives (3): 1/4, 1/2, 1 "; frog plate; live box; box of cover glasses; stops (2); mechanical stage; Wenham prism; standing case
Object number: 1327
Joseph Zentmayer
Date: circa 1880
Accessories: Zentmayer objective with cannister: 1 1/2; paired oculars (3); Bicknell's achromatic condenser; rotating wheel diaphragm; polarizing eyepiece, polarizer by objective; camera lucida; plane glass window and brass socket; monocular tube; parts box with key; standing case with key.
Object number: 1015
Dr Karl Leiss Optische und Mechanische Instrumente
Date: after 1925
Accessories: Leiss oculars (2): 30mm, 50mm; objective: E. Leitz 3; large (2) and small (2) hemispherical lenses of indices 1.7174 and 1.516; 1/4 wave mica plate; quartz wedge; standing case
Object number: 1210
Spencer Lens Company
Date: circa 1875
Accessories: objectives (6): Tolles 8/10 " dated 5/1/1863, 2 marked Spencer on can, 1 European shape "5", 2 other; oculars (2); polarizer set; box of general subjects slides; substage mirror; magnifier; case
Object number: 1159
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
Ernst Leitz (company)
Date: circa 1937
Accessories: standard eyepieces (3): 8X P, Periplan. OK 10X, and Periplan. Ok. 25X; wide eyepieces (3): 1, 1, 8X, 10X; objectives (4) in fitted case: 1b 4.3X, 3 10X, P7 62X, P 1/12 oel; waveplates (2); condenser with polarizer; mechanical stage; loupe 6x; box of cover glasses; standing case; key; objective adaptors (4); and watch keys (2)
Object number: 1999-1-0020a
Carl Zeiss, Optische Werkstätte, Jena
Date: circa 1900
Accessories: Reichert objectives (3): 4b, 6, 8a; Zeiss objective H.I. 1/12 Apert. 1.30; oculars (3): Reichert ~ 20x, anonymous 5, unmarked ~ 10x; diaphragms (2); condensor insert; central stop; strong hand lens; oil cloth cover; standing case
Object number: 1992-1-0003
Thomas Armstrong & Brother
Date: circa 1880
Accessories: 3 Pairs oculars; 3 objectives: 1/4, 1/2, 1"; pol. set; dark field cond.; substage diaphragm; 31 prep. slides; 2 live cells; screwdrivers, brushes, etc.; glass slides; mech. stage; Standing case.
Object number: 1268
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