The Improved Griffith Club Microscope, ca. 1883 Journal of the Royal Microscopical Society , 1883 The Griffith Club Microscope - earlier version Journal of the Royal Microscopical Society , 1881 The B&L Compact Dissecting Microscope The Microscope in Botany , Behrens, 1885 The B&L Compound Dissecting Microscope The Microscope in Botany , Behrens, 1885 U.S. Patents No. 47382 Improvement in Microscopes, April 25, 1865 J.J. Bausch's first microscope patent was for a collapsible pocket magnifier with spring mounted lens.