Description

RASPAIL/DELEUIL TYPE DISSECTION AND CHEMICAL MICROSCOPE.

The microscope is supplied with a full set of four objectives, a glass stage insert, and a group of dissection tools.

Deleuil was the first optician to make one of these simple microscopes,

This form of microscope has what is known as an “aquatic motion”. The use of the word “aquatic” to describe these types of microscopes is due to the fact that the stage can accommodate a large glass insert for preparations in water and that the horizontal arm holding the objective can be moved forward and back using the knob located at the back the arm. The arm can also swivel in an arc making it ideal for the observation of live aquatic organisms.

This model of microscope is inspired by the version of John Ellis ‘s microscope