Microscope Museum

Collection of antique microscopes and other scientific instruments

 

      

        

The instrument below was kindly donated by Robert Bensted-Smith, from Cambridge (England), in February 2026. Please click on the image to access more photos and a brief description about the instrument and their maker.

A gold microscope with wheels

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(604) (James Swift; Binocular microscope for conventional and polarized light microscopy; 1870s)