Signedon stage: Bausch & Lomb / Optical Co.
on nosepiece: BAUSCH & LOMB OPT. CO. / ROCHESTER, N.Y.
on canisters: BAUSCH & LOMB OPTICAL CO. / ROCHESTER, N.Y. / NEW YORK CITY
on 2/3 objective: Bausch & Lomb Optical Co. / NEW YORK ROCHESTER, N.Y. CHICAGO
Inscribedon focus knob cap: Pat. Feb. 16, 1897
Historical AttributesThis microscope was used in Wellesley College and the Peabody Museum in Salem, MA [see note card for additional information].
Primary SourcesBausch & Lomb Optical Co., Microscopes and Accessories: Catalogue A (Rochester, NY: Bausch & Lomb Optical Co., 1900).
ProvenanceBiology Department, Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA, circa 1890; Peabody Museum, Salem, MA, ?-1940; on permanent loan to CHSI.