Accession No

1500

Brief Description

achromatic compound microscope, by Carl Zeiss, German, 1880 (c)

Origin

Germany; Jena

Maker

Carl Zeiss

Class

microscopes

Earliest Date

1880

Latest Date

1880

Inscription Date

Material

metal (brass); glass; ivory; wood

Dimensions

box length 334mm; breadth 204mm; height 111mm

Special Collection

Provenance

Inscription

‘Carl Zeiss
Jena
No. 4876’

Description Notes

Black stand with brass limb and body; horseshoe stand with two rectangular pillars to joint; square brass stage with central aperture; tail piece with dovetail slide for substage apparatus; condenser; swinging diaphragm mount with rack; swinging plano/concave mirror. Brass column to cranked limb; pair of knurled coarse focus screws; knurled fine focus screw at head of column with conical top; body with draw tube; one eyepiece (of 5) extant - ‘2’; 4 original objective cases - 3 containing objectives - BB, A3, DD and A (missing); double nosepiece; 3 aperture rings; 1 stop; 2 small apertures; (3 boxes - 2 ivory, 1 wood, not original); [extra accessory]. Fitted wooden box.

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