Microscopes : A Century of Progress
Object ID Number:
eh101711
Object Name:
Microscope
Type:
Monocular Microscope
Manufacturer:
Carl Zeiss – Jena, Germany
Date of Manufacture:
1940/ /
Manufactured from:
1900
Manufactured to:
1950
Description / History:
Carl Zeiss, Jena brass and black–lacquered microscope in wooden case.
Nr. 79633 – manufactured in the early 1940s.
Development and production of Zeiss microscopes in the 20th century was heavily affected by World War II and the following division of Germany. In 1947, the largest part of the subsidiary in Jena was dismantled and re–established in Oberkochen. The two Carl Zeiss companies operated independently of each other until 1991. Today, the Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH exists and is headquartered in Jena, Germany.
Dimensions:
H–7.5 W–6.75 L–12 inches
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