Compound microscope by Leitz, manufacturing date 19th May 1892 (from Leitz archive)

Signed: E. Leitz Wetzlar N.° 23567

Case 19,5 x 33 x 17,7 cm

The stand is Type III. It has a horseshoe foot with a pillar that supports the trunnion. Under the circular stage a swinging arm carries the plano-concave mirror. The mechanical stage is fixed, with two clips. The cylindrical limb has an arm that sustains the tube; coarse focus is done by moving the body tube within its sleeve; fine focus is on the top of the limb by a micrometric screw. The body tube is provided with draw tube tubulation. The nosepiece is of revolver type and carries two objectives, signed: 3 E. Leitz; 7 E. Leitz, with the corresponding canisters signed in the same manner on the cap.
There is an eyepiece signed: 3.

The mahogany case has a frieze at the base and at the top, with a brass handle and key. Two