Microscope Museum

Collection of antique microscopes and other scientific instruments

 

    

Microscope 276 (LOMO; microscope model мин-10; c. 1965)

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The Leningrad Optical Mechanical Association (LOMO) was originally founded in 1914 in Petrograd (now Saint Petersburg, Russia) as Russian Joint Optical and Mechanical factory to produce lenses and cameras. The company manufactured its first microscope in 1934. The designation Leningrad Optical Mechanical Association (LOMO) was originally assigned to the company in 1962. Among their brands, ‘Biolam’ refers to biological microscopes, and ‘’Polam’ to polarising microscopes. Microscope 276 is a polarising microscope made by the Leningrad Optical Mechanical Association (LOMO). The instrument is labelled with the LOMO characteristic logo, the inscription ‘мин-10’ and the serial number N650132, allowing to date this microscope to 1965 (the manufacturing year corresponds to the start of serial numbers).

LAST EDITED: 02.10.2022