Rife No.3 universal microscope - photo

[Altair]

Rife No.3 universal microscope from the 1930s.




Previously:

Drilling lead under a scanning electron microscope - GIF
Steel cutting magnified - GIF

[olderdan]

Beautiful, apart from its function that is pure mechanical art.

[jdurand]

Wow, I used an electron microscope with fewer parts!

[threesixesinarow]

I think that’s the one the Smithsonian has, or at least had - it’s a fairly unique microscope, and it played a part in some unusual claims made by the inventor.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Rife