Accession No

1526

Brief Description

achromatic compound microscope, used at the Department of Pathology, University of Cambridge, by Carl Zeiss, German, 1903 (c)

Origin

Germany; Jena

Maker

Carl Zeiss

Class

microscopes

Earliest Date

1903

Latest Date

1903

Inscription Date

Material

metal (brass, chrome); glass; wood

Dimensions

box height 397mm; depth 204mm; breadth 211mm

Special Collection

Provenance

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

Inscription

‘Carl Zeiss
Jena
No 35540’
‘C.Zeiss Jena No 1990’ (on stage)
‘PATH UNIV
CAMB 187’

Description Notes

Jug handle type. Black painted with brass and chrome fittings. Horseshoe foot with double sided plano/concave mirror in base of stand. Circular mechanical stage with various graduations.
Abbe substage condenser unit; substage variable aperture unit on rack and pinion with lever adjustment and scale 0-10; on pivot from stand with spring clip fastening; optic body mounted on rack and pinion on handle; chrome unit of unknown function over objective.
Fitted box with 5 objectives each in brass case; 5 eye field lens units; various other accessories in wooden box.

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