Accession No

1507

Brief Description

achromatic compound microscope, by Carl Zeiss, German, 1902 (c)

Origin

Germany; Jena

Maker

Carl Zeiss

Class

microscopes

Earliest Date

1902

Latest Date

1902

Inscription Date

Material

metal (brass); glass

Dimensions

height 317mm; depth 147mm; breadth 124mm

Special Collection

Provenance

Transfer from the Department of Pathology, University of Cambridge, in 09/1971.

Inscription

‘Carl Zeiss
Jena
No 35086’
‘PATH LAB CAMBE 1902’
‘52’
‘IVa’ (on back of stand)

Description Notes

Medium size stand; flat horse shoe base; brass with black finish; double square pillars to pivot joint; square stage made from two plates; central aperture and fittings for forceps; racked limb below stage for substage and swinging plano/concave mirror; push fit condenser; swing out iris diaphragm also on a rack operated by a knurled brass screw; pillar with cranked limb to body; coarse focus screws either side of the limb; fine focus ring at the head of the pillar graduated 0-(25) by 5 to 0.5; conical head marked 0.01mm and an index with adjusting screw on the back of the limb. Triple nose-piece with 3 objectives 1/12 (Homog. Immers); 16mm; D Wasser Immersion; graduated draw tube 14-20cm and push fit eye piece.

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