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Germany: Hesse, Wetzlar / ca 1926

Microscope

Microscope

The Smithsonian catalogs Microscope as microscope in its Science & Scientific Instruments records.

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Compound monocular with coarse and fine focus, triple nosepiece, circular mechanical stage, inclination joint, sub-stage apparatus with condenser, and sub-stage mirror. The inscription on the black curvaceous base reads “ERNST LEITZ / WETZLAR / No 237868.” The serial number indicates a date around 1926. Leitz offered this as a “Medium-Sized Research Microscope” that it incorporated the fine adjust

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The Smithsonian lists the object under Science & Scientific Instruments and dates it ca 1926.

Compound monocular with coarse and fine focus, triple nosepiece, circular mechanical stage, inclination joint, sub-stage apparatus with condenser, and sub-stage mirror. The inscription on the black curvaceous base reads “ERNST LEITZ / WETZLAR / No 237868.” The serial number indicates a date around 1926. Leitz offered this as a “Medium-Sized Research Microscope” that it incorporated the fine adjust

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