Antique C. Reichert Microscope

[AES/newspost]

I hope I'm not abusing the noncommercial character of this news group,
but I have an antique microscope made by C. Reichert in Wien that's up
for disposal via donation or sale.

It was purchased from an antique dealer in London quite a few decades
ago, and is similar to the ones illustrated in the web sites

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http://www.arsmachina.com/reichert.htm

Its provenance is otherwise unknown, but it appears to be in good
working condition, with the original fitted wooden case and key, inside
which is a sliding tray with several extra objectives and eyepieces and
a small fitted sample box with misc slides and objects. I believe its
Serial No. 18710 dates it from approximately 1900.

As an alternative to "eBay-ing" it, I'd donate it to any U.S. tax-exempt
school or museum that might be interested in displaying or even using it
and could provide a reasonable appraisal or estimate of its value. Or
if you're interested in it you could send me a purchase offer.

--AES

[Acme Optics]

Post by AES/newspost
I hope I'm not abusing the noncommercial character of this news group,
but I have an antique microscope made by C. Reichert in Wien that's up
for disposal via donation or sale.
It was purchased from an antique dealer in London quite a few decades
ago, and is similar to the ones illustrated in the web sites
http://library.utmb.edu/scopes/reichert.jpg
http://www.arsmachina.com/reichert.htm
Its provenance is otherwise unknown, but it appears to be in good
working condition, with the original fitted wooden case and key, inside
which is a sliding tray with several extra objectives and eyepieces and
a small fitted sample box with misc slides and objects. I believe its
Serial No. 18710 dates it from approximately 1900.
As an alternative to "eBay-ing" it, I'd donate it to any U.S. tax-exempt
school or museum that might be interested in displaying or even using it
and could provide a reasonable appraisal or estimate of its value. Or
if you're interested in it you could send me a purchase offer.
--AES

Be careful who's museum you donate it to. It would best go to a
medical museum.

[Joe]

You could also repeat your offer on sci.techniques.microscopy
Like "Acme Jim" says, it would be best to donate it to a "real" institution.
(Or to me; I'm a charity case.)

Regards,
Joe

Post by AES/newspost
I hope I'm not abusing the noncommercial character of this news group,
but I have an antique microscope made by C. Reichert in Wien that's up
for disposal via donation or sale.

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[westin* (Stephen H. Westin)]

Post by Joe
You could also repeat your offer on sci.techniques.microscopy
Like "Acme Jim" says, it would be best to donate it to a "real" institution.
(Or to me; I'm a charity case.)
Regards,
Joe

Post by AES/newspost
I hope I'm not abusing the noncommercial character of this news group,
but I have an antique microscope made by C. Reichert in Wien that's up
for disposal via donation or sale.

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There are museums directerd by rather poorly chosen directors, such as
the Los Angeles Museum of Natural History, directed by a person intent
remaking the museum in her own image and likeness.
There are museums of repute associated with Universities such as UCLA
or there is the medical historical group at John's Hopkins or maybe
Bethesda?
I was trying to suggest that the microscope go to a mediacl museum
where it stood a chance of being properly curated and possibly
displayed to the intellectually curous public (a shrinking minority in
the US who don't pronounce "ask" as "ax" and who are not so ignorant
as to pronounce the silent "t" in often)

Does that include those who don't put an apostrophe in "Johns Hopkins"
or "whose"? :)