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Blank Microscope Slides

If you are purchasing a compound microscope, like the Observer, Revelation III, or M2, you'll need some blank slides on which to put your specimens.  Make sure you also check out our FREE online activities and experiments for some great ideas, as well as our bookstore for some inexpensive books on the subject.

Slides are available in the USA only.

In addition to the Blank slides below, we also have prepared slides available

Super Slide Kit

$32 Student Grade       $36 Medical /Lab Grade

Our best value, this supply of items that will keep most students and hobbyists supplied for a long time.

• Plastic slide box holds 25 slides
• 72 Blank glass slides
  • Student grade: Plain ground edges, precleaned.

  • Medical grade: Beveled edges, precleaned, white glass (ultra clear, no greenish tint), suitable for medical or lab use.
    

• Cover slips - 200 (described below)
• 10 Concavity slides
  (described below)
• Glass eyedropper
• Optical lens paper - pack of 50 sheets
  (Click for Free microscope care info.)

Student grade kit contains student grade slides, the medical grade contains medical grade.

Price includes shipping.  Shipped in USA only.

PLUS Blank Slide Kit

$18 (Free with Observer Purchase)

This kit is just what is needed to get started with your new microscope. It contains:

• Nine glass slides

• One concavity slide (for viewing liquids)

• 200 cover slips

• Eyedropper

• Booklet of Lens paper (50 sheets)

• Plastic, cork-lined 25 capacity slide box

$18 postpaid in USA.

Price includes shipping.  Shipped in USA only.

Blank Slides, Cover Slips, & Slide Box

$22 (student grade) / $26 (medical grade)

This set includes the following items:

1. Blank Slides - box of 72 glass slides.  They are 75 x 25mm (3" x 1"), 1 - 1.2 mm thick.  Two types are available (the only difference between the two grades of kits):

• Student grade: Plain ground edges, precleaned.

• Medical grade: Beveled edges, precleaned, white glass, suitable for medical and laboratory tests.

2. Cover Slips - 200, described further HERE.

3. Slide box - White plastic 25 capacity slide box with a secure lid and a cork bottom inert.

This kit is shipped by US Mail separately from microscopes.  Price includes shipping.  Shipped in USA only.

Shipped in USA only.

200 Glass Cover Slips

$12 postpaid.

Two-hundred cover slips for use with glass slides.  With this supply on hand you'll not have to look far for a cover slip, nor worry about breaking one.  Economy grade, 22 x 22mm, 0.13 - 0.17mm thick.

$12 postpaid.

Shipped by US Mail separately from microscopes.  Price includes shipping.  Available in USA only.

Resolve Immersion Oil

One half ounce of immersion oil in handy dispenser tube.

Suitable for any GreatScopes 100x Objective (marked "OIL").  Low viscosity

From the manufacturer: "Resolve Immersion Oil is a clear, colorless oil that allows light transmission throughout most of the UV-VIS spectrum. Resolve Immersion Oil is manufactured using a proprietary process that removes interfering substances and will not damage valuable optics or irreplaceable slide specimens. Resolve... is non-drying and non-hardening, and has a refractive index of 1.5150. Resolve contains no PCB’s, eliminating toxicity and disposal problems."

$12 postpaid.

Shipped by US Mail separately from microscopes.  Price includes shipping.  Available in USA only.

10 Glass Concavity slides

$12

These unique slides have a single concavity specially polished into them, and are suitable for viewing pond water, blood samples, and other liquid specimens.

Quantity of 10 insures you always have a clean slide nearby.  $12 postpaid.

Shipped by US Mail separately from microscopes. Price includes shipping.  Available in USA only.

72 Glass Concavity slides

$39

Same as above, box of 72.