Accession No

3204

Brief Description

mechanical stage, by Ernst Leitz, German, 1920 (c)

Origin

Germany; Wetzlar

Maker

Ernst Leitz

Class

microscopes

Earliest Date

1920

Latest Date

1920

Inscription Date

Material

metal (brass, steel); wood; cloth (velvet); hide (leather)

Dimensions

box length 142mm; breadth 156mm; height 62mm

Special Collection

Provenance

Transferred from Pathology Department, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England, 09/1971.

Inscription

‘Ernst Leitz Wetzlar’
‘kreuztisch
137’ (stamped on case)
‘E LEITZ
WETZLAR’ (stamped on case)

Description Notes

Brass with steel scales; knurled brass screws operate horizontal and vertical motion and attach stage to stand.
Scales divided 0-60 by 10 to 1 mm and by vernier to 1/10 and 60-100 by 10 to 1 mm and by vernier to 1.10 mm.
Adjustable black painted clips, one sprung, for holding slide.
Fitted wooden case lined with red velvet and covered with red leather.

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