First Time Microscope Owner in Minneapolis USA

[gslab]

Hello Everyone,

I just bought a very old AO Spencer "Black Beauty" scope from 1950's. Having a lot of fun with it, and would love to learn more about how to use it and improve its performance.

Gslab.

[daruosha]

Welcome to the forum Gslab.

I just bought a very old AO Spencer "Black Beauty" scope from 1950's. Having a lot of fun with it, and would love to learn more about how to use it and improve its performance.

I'me sure you'll find everything you need in the forum. It's a very rich and addictive environment for a microscopic.

[gslab]

Thanks for the welcome.
Any idea what model I have?

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[daruosha]

I don't know the exact model of your microscope, but I'm sure @apochronaut knows a lot of American Optics models and will help you later on.

[rnabholz]

Maybe a Model 33?

You should be able to find it (try page 20 - and lots of other cool stuff) in here:

http://webmight.com/~psneeley/downloads/AOBlueBook.zip

[gslab]

Thanks,
It looks like there is something wrong with the Link to the Blue Book. I'll try later today.

[Malpi]

Thanks,
It looks like there is something wrong with the Link to the Blue Book. I'll try later today.

Hi Gslab,
welcome aboard.
Yes, looks like the site has gone awol,
but the WaybackMachine still has it :-
https://web.archive.org/web/20171021170 ... ueBook.zip

and lots more AO stuff at
https://web.archive.org/web/20171021170 ... downloads/

Good luck.

[gslab]

That is fantastic. Thank you so much.

I now know that have a AO Spencer model 33 made in 1948.