Botanical Anatomy Model: Phaseolus Vulgaris Germination | Keimung V. Phaseolus Vulgaris

"Nr 99 a" [Osterloh - Leipzig, Germany], 1^st half of the 20th C. Painted and varnished plaster, on a black painted wooden base.
Educational model of a dried garden bean, enlarged 15 times, made by the Osterloh family firm, No. 99 a. The firm was founded in Leipzig around 1880 by the painter Paul Osterloh (1850-1929). His son Alfred Osterloh (1892-1976), a botanist and zoologist, developed the business and around 300 models were created by the family firm. The first models were made of papier-mâché, then of plaster.
Printed label glued to the base with the title and number and indications in 4 languages: English, French, Spanish and German: "Bohnenkeimung. in gequollenem Zustande | Germinating of the bean. Enlargement 15 fold | Germination d'haricot faséole. Agrandissement 15 fois / Haba. Aumentada 15 veces. | Nr. 99a | Vergrößerung 15 fach."
For models from the same series see: Universitätssammlungen in Deutschland.
Model in good condition, slight cracks.