Microscope Museum

Collection of antique microscopes and other scientific instruments

 

      

Microscope 483B (unknown maker; simple microscope; 19th century)

A close-up of a copper object

Description automatically generatedA close-up of a gold object

Description automatically generatedA close-up of a gold object

Description automatically generatedA close-up of a gold object

Description automatically generatedA gold colored metal object with a wire

Description automatically generatedA close-up of a gold object

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Microscope 483B came in the same wooden box as the drum microscope 481 and both look to be from the same period. This is a simple instrument, and in many aspects, it looks to be handmade by a not-very-skilled maker.