Microscope
date: label: date made
content: around 1899
name: label: maker
content: Ernst Leitz
notes: label: Description
content: This is a compound monocular with coarse and fine focus, triple nosepiece, rectangular mechanical stage, inclination joint, sub-stage diaphragm and condenser, sub-stage mirror, U-shaped base, and wooden box. The mechanical stage is inscribed “E. Leitz Wetzlar.” The base is inscribed “E. Leitz / Wetzlar / No 52722 / Filiate New York.” The serial number indicates a date of 1899.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: Germany: Hesse, Wetzlar
topic: label: Subject
content: Science & Scientific Instruments
setName: label: See more items in
content: Medicine and Science: Biological Sciences
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2015.0135.01
label: catalog number
content: 2015.0135.01
label: accession number
content: 2015.0135
label: serial number
content: 52722
objectType: label: Object Name
content: microscope
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: brass (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: glass (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 16 in x 7 in x 7 1/2 in; 40.64 cm x 17.78 cm x 19.05 cm