1037 - Mirror microscope, horseshoe base, wooden case, 3 eyepieces, 3 objectives, 1st half 20th century

Mirror microscope, horseshoe base, wooden case, 3 eyepieces, 3 objectives, 1st half 20th century Metal, partly black lacquered, mirror microscope, 1st half of the 20th century, unmarked, horseshoe-shaped base, stage with diaphragm, with three eyepieces 2, 4 and 6 and three objectives 4, 6 and 7, in a wooden case with carrying handle, in the case the label of the optician "Emil Preuss", Berlin, further accessories such as test tubes with metal shavings, cleaning fluid for optical glasses and slides, together with a receipt, good condition commensurate with age, microscope H. 36.5 cm (maximum) For microscope stands of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the horseshoe-shaped foot of black lacquered metal is regarded as the conventional continental design. On such stands, a pivoting mirror sits beneath the stage and directs the light from below through the specimen, together with a diaphragm beneath the stage. A comparable unsigned student microscope with horseshoe foot and mirror is dated circa 1890 and attributed probably to Germany or France.