Accession No

3139

Brief Description

achromatic compound microscope with binocular attachment, believed to have belonged to Charles Albert Leedham-Green, Professor of Surgery at the University of Birmingham, by Carl Zeiss, German, 1927 (c)

Origin

Germany; Jena

Maker

Carl Zeiss

Class

microscopes

Earliest Date

1927

Latest Date

1927

Inscription Date

Material

glass; metal (brass, steel); wood

Dimensions

box length 360mm; breadth 221mm; height 185mmm; binocular length 250mm; breadth 146mm; height 72mm

Special Collection

Provenance

Loan changed to donation from 07/10/2008. On loan to museum from 1984 to 07/10/2008. Donor indicated on 07/10/2008 that this object previously belonged Charles Albert Leedham-Green, Prof. of surgery at Birmingham University. She believed it was bought in Germany, where he studied.

Inscription

‘CARL ZEISS
JENA
Nr. 143528’

Description Notes

Horseshoe foot; pivoted to arched limb; black finish; swinging plano/concave mirror on arm from base of limb; circular stage with two knurled brass screws for fine movement; spring clips; substage condenser with iris diaphragm; on bar below stage, which swings into position; brass body; knurled coarse focus pinion; fine focus ring graduated 0-(50) by 5 to 1; 4 power rotating objective holder; 3 push fit eye pieces - x 5 x 10 x 15 all signed; draw tube; 3 objectives, 2 with steel cases, each signed: A8/0.2 and D40/0.65 and 1 1/12 ‘Homogene Immersion’ without case; fitted wooden box with carrying handle. Zeiss parabolic condenser in separate box; Zeiss binocular attachment ‘Nr 1444’ in separate box.

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