Microscope Museum

Collection of antique microscopes and other scientific instruments

 

    

Microscope 193 (Carl Schütz & Co; student microscope; early 20th century)

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The Schutz company was originally founded c. 1900 in Cassel, by Carl Schutz, and specialised in binoculars, microscopes and telescopes. The name was changed in 1912 from Carl Schutz & Co to Carl Schutz Optische Werke AG. In the mid 1920s the company merged with Ruf & Co to create Schutz Ruf & Co. Cassel (the spelling of which was changed to Kassel in 1926). Microscope 193 is labelled with ‘Schütz A-G Cassel, DRGM’ and should be dated from the early 20th century. The acronym DRGM corresponds to ‘Deutsches Reich Gebrauchsmuster’ (German patent).

 

References

Schütz A.- G. Nº 42145 (c 1915). Monocular Compound Microscope (https://sites.google.com/site/coleccionguillermocrovetto/home/alemanes/shuzt), last accessed on 06.07.2021

Microscopio Schutz A. G. Cassel. Alemania. c.1900. (https://www.perea-borobio.com/87-microscopio-schutz-a-g-cassel-alemania-c-1900/), accessed on 06.07.2021

 

LAST EDITED: 25.07.2021