Aloe Herstein Microscope

Title

Description

The compound microscope is made from brass and japanned cast iron. The tripod base is painted black and connected to the substage mirror via a pillar. The mirror is attached via a gimbal joint that allows it to rotate to catch the light for observation. The coarse focus functions by a rack and pinion mechanism which is controlled by thumbscrews on either side of the limb. Fine focusing is controlled by a small thumb screw at the back of the body tube. The square fixed stage has a slide manipulator which holds the specimen in place.

Condition:

Cosmetically: The substage mirror is original and intact.
Optically: The lenses are intact with no chips, scratches or fogginess.
Mechanically: The slide manipulator appears to have been pulled off its mount. The microscope is functional.

Subject

Microscopes

Creator

Aloe & Hernstein

Source

Dean Reynold's Microscope Collection Powerpoint http://waywiser.fas.harvard.edu/people/2424/a-s-aloe-company http://www.surveyhistory.org/st__louis_instrument_makers1.htm

Publisher

UNC Charlotte

Date

c. 1860-1880

Contributor

Laura Burgess

Rights

Texts and images from this collection may not be used for any commercial purpose without prior permission from the Graduate Office, UNC Charlotte.

Relation

N/A

Format

Microscope: 9" tall

Language

N/A

Type

Three-dimensional object

Identifier

070902

Coverage

St. Louis, United States

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