Martin's universal compound microscope
Datecirca 1765
Inventory Number1218
ClassificationMicroscope
Subject
Maker
Benjamin Martin
1704 - 1782
Cultural Region
Place of Origin
Dimensions51 x 20.5 x 25 cm (20 1/16 x 8 1/16 x 9 13/16 in.)
case: 12.5 x 40 x 30 cm (4 15/16 x 15 3/4 x 11 13/16 in.)
case: 12.5 x 40 x 30 cm (4 15/16 x 15 3/4 x 11 13/16 in.)
Material
Accessories8 Objectives:1-8; 3 obj. w. Lieberkühns; 4 magnifiers w. eyeshields and arm; frog plate; fish tube; spring slide holder; 12 ivory slides; stage magnifier; 5 cup brass slider; sharkskin case.
DescriptionUniversal microscope and accessories in sharkskin case lined in green velvet.
Signedon foot: B. Martin / Invt. et Fecit / Londini
Inscribedon foot: No. 11
ProvenanceDavid Wheatland purchased from Alain Brieux, Paris, April 25, 1964 (lot 15/1). Donated to CHSI 1964.
Benjamin Wood
Date: 1820
Accessories: 10 objectives, numbered 1-10 (caps on 1 and 2); 4 objectives with lieberkuhns (one lens missing); 2 oculars; 3 simple lenses in eye cups; diaphragm cone; live box; spring stage; three-wing stage; double-convex lens on rod; simple-lens carrier on an arm; ivory black/white disk; 1 ivory disk with cork; 3 flat glass disks of differing sizes; 1 large glass disk in threaded brass rim; 1 watch glass; 3 large glass, magnifying lenses, one tinted green; 2 small magnifying glasses; stage condensor; fish plate; 2 stage forceps; 1 stage 3-pronged gripper; tweezers; 3 ivory handled knives for preparations; 10 small and 3 medium ivory slides of transparent specimens; 3 ivory slides of opaque specimens; 3 boxwood slides of transparent specimens; 1 brass wet-cell slide with 4 apertures for preparations; 2 cylindrical ivory boxes with mica cover slips and snap rings; wrench; chamois; flat case with sockets for the above; key.
Object number: 1002
George Adams (I)
Date: circa 1770
Accessories: objective (8); objective (3) with Lieberkühns; eyepiece (2); eye shade; lens to make the stand a simple aquatic microscope; hand lens; insert (7) for stage; insect box; spring clamp (2); narrow ivory slider (11); narrow ebony slider (9); wide wooden slider (6); ivory box (2) for mica covers; specialized tweezer (4); ivory handled dissection tool (3); flexible arm for holding a magnifying lens; small articulated bull's eye to fit on stage; special four-position slider for quick mounting of small specimens; lens of ~45 mm diameter
Object number: 2002-1-0047
Robert Bancks
Date: 1805-1811
Accessories: 6 objectives 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8; two high power/ short focal length lenses in round brass boxes: A, B; 2 lenses in black rings in cylindrical boxes for aquatic use: 30, 40; 3 Lieberkühns with lenses; cone diaphragm; polarizer set; brass live box; 2 stage forceps; frog plate; 2 oculars; tweezers; brush; brass wet cell preparation slide; 10 ivory slides; ivory box with slide covers and rings; spring stage mount; watch glass and bracket; bull's eye on stand; case.
Object number: 1185
Charles Lincoln
Date: 1770-1775
Accessories: 5 objectives; 1 Lieberkühn; 1 cone; tadpole glasses and wire; 6 ivory slides; mica covers and wire rings; stage bull's eye magnifier; 2 hand magnifiers; spring slide holder; fish plate; instruction booklet; fold out plate (glued to cardstock); list of objects on slides.
Object number: 1047
George Adams (II)
Date: 1789
Accessories: 3 magnifiers attached on arms; 1 Lieberkühn (lens missing); 1 high power lens; Insect box with 2 glass covers; stage forceps; 2 ivory slides; box.
Object number: 1001
George Adams (I)
Date: 1766-1787
Accessories: 8 objectives; Lieberkühn; substage black cone; brass wet cell preparation slide; frog plate; live box; spring stage for slider; stage forceps; horizontal box.
Object number: 1310
Charles-Louis Chevalier
Date: circa 1850
Accessories: 2 convertible objectives: 1, 2, 3 and 0, 00, 000; 2 oculars; 2 magnifiers; forceps; camera lucida; 3 scalpels; 1/100 mm stage micrometer; bull's eye condenser on jointed arm; eyeshield; and a mahogany case with a drawer and key.
Object number: 1116
Andrew Pritchard
Date: 1835-1840
Accessories: objectives (4); oculars (6); lieberkühns (4); stage forceps; bull's eye condenser on stand; spring stage; extra mechanical stage; polarizer; cup diaphragms and holders; substage fork mount; live box; glass troughs (2); concave glass; fish tube holder; case; 2 keys. See also slide micrometers (2) (1088b,c)
Object number: 1088a
Charles-Louis Chevalier
Date: circa 1840
Accessories: 2 convertible objectives: 1, 2, 3 and 0,00,000; 2 oculars; simple magnifiers: 3 and 5, with support bracket; extension pillar; bull's eye stage condenser on jointed arm; forceps; 3 prepared slides; box of cover glasses; 1/100 mm stage micrometer; camera lucida; tall bell jar; padlock on chain; case with key; table of magnifications
Object number: 1079
Robert B. Tolles
Date: circa 1870
Accessories: One objective: Tolles 1/10 immersion, 180 air angle, dated 8/20/1874, with canister (7 others are now in 1214a); 2 pairs of oculars; magnifier on base marked: J. R. W. /P...?, ME, ; polarizer; drawing prism; diaphragm disc; case.
Object number: 1214
William Henry Walmsley
Date: 1870-1879
Accessories: One objective: Tolles 1/10 immersion, 180 air angle, dated 8/20/1874, with canister (7 others are now in 1214a); 2 pairs of oculars; magnifier on base marked: J. R. W. /P...?, ME, ; polarizer; drawing prism; diaphragm disc; case.
Object number: 1214h
Baumann
Date: 1775-1800
Accessories: 6 objectives: 1-6; 1 eyepiece; 1 partial objective; a lieberkuhn in a brass box; 2 wooden sliders; 1 ivory slider; ivory box with cover slips and springs; 2 spring stages (slider holders); cup diaphragm; wheel diaphragm; frog plate; 2 live boxes; tweezers; steel tweezers with pin; magnifying glass; 2 ivory rings; horizontal box.
Object number: 1253