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Microscope Vertical Illuminator in Box, by Carl Zeiss, Jena, c. 1910

Inventory Number 14771

Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.14771

Subject
Microscopy
Item type
Object
Provenance
Lent by the Royal Microscopical Society in 1970. Eliot Merlin Bequest. 1948.
Primary inscriptions
"Carl Zeiss Jena" logo on the barrel "Vertical Illuminator" with the Zeiss logo is pressed on top of the box
Inventory No
14771
Accession Number
1970-101/part

Description

Vertical illuminator constructed of copper alloy with a black finish, which screws onto a nosepiece.   This model uses a thin glass disc at a 45 degree angle to focus light on the subject. The box is covered in maroon leather covered and lined with blue velvet.

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