Bausch & Lomb Optical Co.
Microscope in Fitted Wooden Box
Rochester: c. 1900
Serial Number 27978
13.5 inches tall, maximum extension
11 inches tall, minimum extension
3.75 x 5.25 inches, base
8.5 x 7.5 x 15 inches, wooden box
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Microscope in Wooden Box
Bausch & Lomb: c. 1900
Bausch & Lomb: c. 1900
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Microscope, of typical form, the ebonized body with U-shaped base, having lacquered brass fittings, rack-and-pinion adjustable lens, adjustable mirror and slide holders, etc. Box with door, carrying handle, locking mechanism, and key.
Bausch & Lomb was founded by John Jacob Bausch with financing by Henry Lomb in 1853 as an optical goods shop in Rochester, New York. Within 50 years, it grew into a manufacturing firm for vision correction products as well as a range of precision instruments including microscopes and binoculars. Today it is one of the oldest continually operating companies in the United States.
Plaque on base stamped: “BAUSCH & LOMB OPTICAL CO./ Rochester, N. Y./ New York City/ 27978”
Shaft of eyepiece lens stamped: “BAUSCH & LOMB OPTICAL CO.”
Reference:
“The Bausch and Lomb Story.” Bausch and Lomb. http://www.bausch.com/us/vision/about/story.jsp (7 March 2005).