THE GOLUB COLLECTION

This is a personal dissecting microscope made by Théodore (Theophile-Narcisse) Chauvel (1831-1909). It consists of a fruit wood frame that is inclined to allow one's arms to rest while dissection. In the center is the mounted mirror and objective support. The mirror is original and is centrally located for transmitted light illumination of the sample. The microscope is mounted to the back corner of the removable surface. It consists of a cylindrical pillar with rack & pinion focus. Attached to the top is the horizontal objective support. It can be translated via a knurled knob at the end of the support. There are three objectives, each mounted in a turned wooden holder. They can be placed into the circular objective mount at the end of the cantilever The glass sample stage is not original as its mounting holes do not match with the microscope body. Included with this instrument is a handwritten on a tobacco box: ""verres de microscope. doublets du microscope construit par Th. Chauvel"...