Description

Fantastic brass microscope manufactured at the end of the 19th century based on the model VI, in an excellent state of preservation. It has the number 7919, so it was built approximately in 1882. Despite its simplicity, it already transmits the great quality of all Zeiss products, with perfect finishes and magnificent lenses. The set contains 4 eyepieces, as well as 4 objectives from the manufacturer (A, D, B, a* and 2 mm apochromat). It has a set of accessories that make it unusual, such as a second mirror system to be used with light limiters, all of them in perfect condition. The box contains the same serial number and keeps, in working conditions, its lock and key.

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Carl Zeiss was born in 1816 and in 1846 he established his first business in Jena. The following year he was already selling his own models. In 1866 he had 200 employees working for him and he sold the 1000th model. This year he began contacts with Ernst Abbe, who developed great innovations and new techniques for optics and became his partner in 1875. In 1888 Zeiss died, but his company continued to be directed by Abbe, manufacturing magnificent microscopes, which reached their peak of prestige around 1900, when the company had more than 1000 employees.