Reichert Technologies. REF Catalog Number SN Serial Number. Attaches to the slit lamp microscope body. The CT100 is supplied with a. The microscope is signed 'C. Reichert Wien No. 32220' on the base. Reichert established his business in 1876 in Vienna. Apart from the stage clips, everything is original on the microscope including the three objectives believed to be 10x, 40x and 100x oil. There is also a swing out brass condenser and mirror. Directions for Use. Bright-Line / Dark-Line Counting Chambers Catalog Numbers: 3100, 3110, 3200, 3500, 1490, 1492, 1475, & 1483. Usage: Cell Counts. Serial numbers engraved on antique and vintage microscopes may allow to date the instruments to a good level of accuracy, although some makers used serial numbers in a somewhat inconsistent way. HERE are several plots that may help dating microscopes of some important makers (Bausch & Lomb, James Smith, Smith Beck & Beck, RJ Beck, Leitz.
Baker Monocular
This is a fine collectors piece in very good order with all parts original and working well. Unusually it is complete with its original carrying case and key. It is difficult to fix an exact date of manufacture. Charles Baker was at 244 High Holborn from 1855 to 1959 when they were taken over by Vickers. No serial number list exists although the last was in the region of 40,000. This microscope has serial number 20158 and since the majority of Baker models were built towards the end of the period a reasonable guess would be 1930 or so. Finished in black enamel the body work and chrome parts are in good condition. Circular rotating stage with chapter ring and a worm screw mechanical slide attachment. Coarse and fine focus and a draw tube. Separate coarse and fine focus and a focusing condenser with iris and filter carrier. Objectives x19 (0.25), x40 (0.73) and x100 (oil) (1.25). Eyepieces x10 and x5. Mirror illumination and there is some tarnish to the mirror surface on the concave side. Original case, objective pots and key.
Price £175.00 + vat
Microscope was the winner or who ate the goose livers but Michael does have a copy of the documentation that was used to determine the winner. Reichert published two tables of serial numbers. The first table showed the serial number range and date range associated with nine different models. It has been published in Dr.