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Microscope
162
(Steindorff & Co; c. 1960) The
mechanic Emil Steindorff started producing scientific instruments on Reichenberger Straße, Berlin in
1879. In 1915, Otto and Emil Steindorff are both owners of the company. Otto
Steindorff was a mechanic as well. In 1925, the company’s head office was
located on Lindenstraße, Berlin. The firm was named
Steindorff & Co. Possibly, the future owner Julius Kaiser joined the firm
at that time. Two years later, the firm traded under the name ‘Optisch Mechanische Fabrik
Steindorff & Co’. Since then, the
firm’s head office was located on Köpenicker Straße, Berlin. In 1951, a firm named ‘Steindorff of
America Inc’ was founded in the USA to distribute their microscopes in that
country. The company celebrated its 75th anniversary in 1954 with
80 staff members. The factory was then located at Paul-Lincke-Ufer, Berlin. In the 1980’s, the firm was named ‘Optisch Mechanische Fabrik
Steindorff & Co GmbH’, and finally goes bankrupt in 1986. Microscope 162
is signed ‘Steindorff, Berlin’ and has the serial number 611281, being
dated to c. 1960. References History
of manufacture in Berlin – microscopes throughout the world, STEINDORFF &
CO (http://steindorff-berlin.de/Steindorff/steindorff.html),
last accessed on 14.08.2020 Between
Glamour and Glory: the Steindorff "Microbe Hunter" (http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/mag/artdec08/mm-mdc-steindorff.html),
last accessed on 14.08.2020 LAST
EDITED: 26.01.2021 |