Accession No

5915

Brief Description

achromatic compound microscope, [thermal], by Reichert; mid twentieth-century

Origin

Austria

Maker

Reichert

Class

microscopes

Earliest Date

1950

Latest Date

1950

Inscription Date

Material

metal (steel, at least 2 others); wood; glass; plastic

Dimensions

base width: 110mm; length: 238mm; overall height: 340mm; temperature unit max length: 180mm; width: 145mm; height: 145mm

Special Collection

Provenance

Donated by the Department of Pediatrics, Addenbrookes Hospital, Hills Road, Cambridge, CB2 2QQ.

Inscription

REICHERT
AUSTRIA
Nr. 319 856

Description Notes

rectangular base on rubber feet. Electrically powered substage light source with two-prong plug; large encased column with pivoting coarse focus knobs. Large circular stage supports smaller [heated] stage on three feet; substage condenser with two further pivotting diaphragms; adapter to upper stage; adjustable slide carrier. Rotating head encases prism and field lens; signed achromatic objective and 10X eyepiece.

Large domed temperature control unit, with large dial numbered 0˚ to [360˚] in increments of 50˚. On/off switch on base, plug, and attachement cable (with adapter fitting to a point under the stage of the microscope).

Condition: good

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