Antique Carl Zeiss Binocular Microscope, Greenough Type. C1895. Cased
THE MICROSCOPE IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION, COSMETIC RUBS COMMENSURATE WITH IT AGE, DATING TO THE END OF THE 19th CENTURY. THERE HAS BEEN MINOR PAINT'TOUCH UP' TO THE AREA ABOBE THE LENSES, AS SEEN IN PICTURES. THE LENSES SLIDE INTO POSITION ONTO PLATE. IT COMPRISES OF A DOUBLE MIRROR, TWO EYEPIECES 2x No. 4, TWO PAIRS OF'STEREO' OPTICS. THE LENSES HAVE MARKINGS OF. THERE ARE THE TWO WOODEN ARM RESTS THAT ATTACH TO EACH SIDE OF THE BRASS STAGE. 2 SPRING CLIPS HOLD THE SPECIMEN SLIDE IN PLACE. THERE IS A SWING OUT/IN BAFFLE UNDER THE STAGE. A CARL ZEISS WOODEN CASE IS SUPPLIED THAT HOLDS THE MICROSCOPE, ACCESSORIES AND THE TWO WOODEN RESTS. THERE IS A LOCKABLE KEY.
THE CASE HAS DIFFERENT NUMBERS TO THE MICROSCOPE. A GREENOUGH STEREO MICROSCOPE USES DUAL PORRO PRISMS. THESE INTERNALLY REFLECTIVE PRISMS ARE USED TO PROVIDE ERECT IMAGES TO THE EYEPIECES FROM LIGHT PATHS WHICH PASS TO THE SINGLE OBJECTIVE DESIGN SUCH AS THE WENHAM. ZEISS PRODUCED THEIR FIRST COMMERCIAL GREENOUGH STEREO MICROSCOPE IN THE LATE 1800'S.
A COLLECTABLE, USEABLE BINOCULAR MICROSCOPE. The item "ANTIQUE CARL ZEISS BINOCULAR MICROSCOPE, GREENOUGH TYPE.CASED" is in sale since Friday, March 22, 2019. This item is in the category "Collectables\Scientific Collectables\Scientific Instruments\Microscopes". The seller is "photosphere012" and is located in West Chiltington, West Sussex. This item can be shipped to all countries in Europe.
- Period: 1800 to 1900
- Modified Item: No
- Country/Region of Manufacture: Germany
- Material: Brass
- Type: microscope
- Sub-Type: Microscopes