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Davidson and The Florida State University.Īll Rights Reserved. The microscope has a rack focusing mechanism and is equipped with dual objectives.īACK TO TWENTIETH CENTURY MICROSCOPES Questions or comments? Send us an email. Supporting the head is a two-inch swivel joint attached to the vertical rod with adjustable wing nuts. The binocular head is supported by a 12-inch vertical rod with an adjustable table clamp. The microscope was designed and built by Ernst Leitz Company of Wetzlar, Germany about 1925. General Notes: Frame is marked: Ernst Leitz Wetzlar GMBH. The model featured below was redrawn from photographs of the original microscope, which is part of the Billings microscope collection at Walter Reed Army Hospital in Washington DC. Phase Contrast Microscopy: Includes a phase slider with two phase annulus rings and one open area for brightfield. Local points of interest like Stadthallen Wetzlar. The adjustable stand allows this dual objective binocular microscope a wide degree of latitude when positioning the head to optimize magnification of specimens for dissection. Vienna House Ernst Leitz Wetzlar features a fitness centre, terrace and shared lounge in Wetzlar. Molecular Expressions Microscopy Primer: Museum of Microscopy - Ernst Leitz Dual Objective Binocular MicroscopeĮrnst Leitz Dual Objective Binocular Microscope