microscope

Object NameReplica of Zeiss Stativ VII Microscope in Wood Case with Key

Maker Schott Glass Technologies

Maker Carl Zeiss AG (f. 1846)

Made FromWood, Brass, Glass, Paper

Place MadeWest Germany

Size(a) Microscope H: 30 cm, W: 7.7 cm, D: 9.3 cm; (m) Case H: 34 cm, W: 17.9 cm, D: 11.2 cm

Accession Number99.8.16

Credit LineGift of Schott Glass Technologies

Curatorial Area(s)

Science and Technology

On ViewGlass Innovation Center. Optics Gallery.

Interpretive Notes

Web Text

Made in the 1880s, this was one of the first microscopes to use Abbe's mathematical principles and Schott's glass.

Physical DescriptionReplica of Zeiss Stativ VII Microscope in Wood Case with Key. Wood, brass, glass, paper. No. 646/1000. (a) Microscope with eye piece "4" and lens "C.Zeiss a2". (b-1) Eye piece "C Zeiss D". (b-2) Brass container for eyepiece with screw on lid. (c-1) Eye piece "C Zeiss / A". (c-2) Brass container for eyepiece with screw on lid. (d) Glass slide "Syringa vulgaris As453c". (e) Glass slide with black concentric circle. (f) Glass slide "junge maus Ma706g". (g) Glass slide marked "Carl / Zeiss" and mirrored circle. (h) Brass bar with holes. (i) Brass bar with holes. (j) Brass disk with hole in center. (k) Circular object. (l) Brass key. (m) Hinged wooden box.
Provenance

Source Schott Glass Technologies - 1999