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Microscope
188 (Emil
Busch; simple compound microscope; c. 1915) Johann Heinrich August Duncker (1767 - 1843)
began is optical instruments business in Rathenow, Germany, in 1792. Rathenow
is known for its Rathenow stones, bricks made of the clay of the Havel, and
for its spectacles and optical instruments. Important early products were
lenses for microscopes, magnifying glasses and glasses as well as
astronomical telescopes and microscopes. Duncker's son Eduard (1797 - 1878)
took over the company in 1819 and, in 1845, he passed the business on to his
nephew Emil Busch (1820 - 1888) as Optische Industrie-Anstalt, Rathenow. In
1872, the business became Emil Busch AG. The company was renamed Emil Busch
AG Optische Industrie in 1908. Around that time, many Busch products were
labelled ROJA (Rathanower Optische Institute). Zeiss became a majority
shareholder in 1929, and Busch ceased making lenses. The company became the
state-owned Rathenower Optische Werke GmbH in 1946 and, from 1948, VEB
Rathenower Optische Werke (ROW), later becoming part of VEB Carl Zeiss Jena. Microscope 188 is signed with ‘Emil
Busch A-G, Rathenow’ and has the serial number 9482. The instrument should be
dated to c. 1900. References EMIL BUSCH SMALL COMPOUND
MICROSCOPE C. 1915 (https://www.microscope-antiques.com/buschmedium.html), last accessed on 21.06.2021 LAST
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