Microscope Museum

Collection of antique microscopes and other scientific instruments

 

    

Microscope 243 (Victor Morlot-Maury; dissecting microscope; late 19th century to the early 20th century)

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Not much information was found about Victor Morlot-Maury’s firm, other than that they were manufacturers and retailers of laboratory and scientific equipment, including microscopes (branded microscopes VMM). The firm traded from 11 Rue de Blainville, Paris, France, and was founded in 1868 according to an advert published in 1921 in the Revue Générale des Sciences (Figure 1). Microscope 243 is a dissecting microscope, and the stage is engraved with ‘V. M. M. PARIS’. The instrument should be dated to the late 19th century – early 20th century. Similar simple dissecting microscopes were sold by different companies such as Stiassnie and Deyrolle (Figure 2).

 

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Figure 1. Advert published in 1921 in the Revue Générale des Sciences.

 

 

 

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Figure 2. Simple dissecting microscopes as featured in the catalogues of Stiassnie in 1905 (left) and Deyrolle in 1931 (right)

 

 

LAST EDITED: 12.03.2022