Accession No

2792

Brief Description

microprojector, by Ernst Leitz, German, 1940 (c)

Origin

Germany; Wetzlar

Maker

Ernst Leitz

Class

optical

Earliest Date

1940

Latest Date

1940

Inscription Date

Material

metal (cast iron); glass; carbon§

Dimensions

length 835mm; height 520mm; breadth 210mm

Special Collection

Provenance

Transferred from Department of Vetinary Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England, 1981.

Inscription

‘Leitz’
‘E. LEITZ
WETZLAR
Typ XIC
NO A 82402’
‘Germany’
‘Autom-Gleich-
Stran-Bogenlampe
10 Amp. 55 Volt
…
Ernst Leitz
G.m.b.H.
Wetzlar’

Description Notes

Micro-projection apparatus. Cast iron base carries: carbon arc light source (gap adjustable by knurled screw) with cover, which can be raised, clamped to vertical pillars; collimator; stage moved by knurled knob to select one of 4 OGs; eyepiece on draw tube with reflecting prism for projecting image. Box of spare carbon rods.

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