Floroscope
Botanist's microscope
Pocket microscope Late 19th - early 20th century
Floroscope - Brass insectoscope - pocket microscope
These small microscopes, also known as Floroscopes or botanist's microscopes, were sold in France from the 1850s to the 1930s.
These small pocket microscopes, made of brass and glass lenses, enabled rapid observation of insects, small minerals, flowers etc. in nature.
The ingenious thing about them is that they are made up of 2 parts:
The first, for observations requiring low magnification, is a biconvex lens mounted on an openwork cylinder. The lens is placed on the object to be magnified.
The second, for magnifications of over ten times, is the Stanhope lens. The Stanhope lens is very rudimentary, consisting of a glass cube, prism or cone with a flat surface.
The needle shown here (not original) was used to pierce the object or insect to be observed and placed under the simple lens.
Late 19th - early 20th century
Perfect for any self-respecting budding entomologist!
Height unfolded: 7cm Closed: 5cm Diameter: 2.6cm
Here's an illustration of what this floroscope looked like in a period advertisement:
(Source: The Compendium - www.lecompendium.com)
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Anatomical skin
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Encyclopédie Pratique d'Electricité - Practical Encyclopedia of Electricity
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With 5 removable boards
The binding is damaged
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Apothecary vial
Color pigments have been added to the inside of the jar
Brass plate number per unit
Numbered oval brass plate
Poudre Gentiane N°1
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Unmarked
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Wood and papier-mâché
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Also known as St Ignatius beans
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Pharmacy jar - Herbalism - Apothecary bottle
Late 19th century, early 20th century.
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Iris
Floroscope
Botanist's microscope
Pocket microscope Late 19th - early 20th century
