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Maker:
Leitz, Ernst  Search this
Physical Description:
brown (overall color)
yellow (overall color)
black (overall color)
Measurements:
average spatial: 34.4 cm x 17.5 cm x 19.8 cm; 13 9/16 in x 6 7/8 in x 7 13/16 in
average spatial: 30 cm x 11.5 cm x 15.9 cm; 11 13/16 in x 4 1/2 in x 6 1/4 in
Object Name:
microscope
Other Terms:
microscope; Monocular; Compound
Place made:
Germany: Hesse, Wetzlar
Associated place:
United States: Maryland, Edgewater
Date made:
ca 1911
Description:
Compound monocular with coarse and fine adjustment, rotating triple nosepiece, large circular stage, inclination joint, sub-stage condenser and iris diaphragm, horseshoe base, and wooden box with extra objectives. The “E. Leitz Wetzlar / No. 141938” inscription on the base indicates a date around 1911.
Ref: Ernst Leitz, <i>Microscopes and Accessory Apparatus</i> (Wetzlar, 1907).
Location:
Currently not on view
Subject:
Science & Scientific Instruments  Search this
Credit Line:
Clyde P. Reeves
ID Number:
MG.M-14737
Catalog number:
M-14737
Accession number:
300971
See more items in:
Medicine and Science: Medicine
Microscopes
Science & Mathematics
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a8-f85b-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1059765