Aloe Herstein Microscope
Item
Title
Aloe Herstein Microscope
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.
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