Reichert compound microscope
Datecirca 1900
Inventory Number1992-1-0003
ClassificationMicroscope
Subject
Maker
Carl Zeiss, Optische Werkstätte, Jena
1846 - 1904
Maker
Optische Werke C. Reichert
1876 - 1972
Maker
Carl Zeiss (company timeline)
founded 1846
Inventor
Ernst Abbe
1840 - 1905
Cultural Region
Place of Origin
Dimensionsmicroscope: 35 × 15.8 × 17 cm (13 3/4 × 6 1/4 × 6 11/16 in.)
case: 44 × 21.5 × 21.5 cm (17 5/16 × 8 7/16 × 8 7/16 in.)
case: 44 × 21.5 × 21.5 cm (17 5/16 × 8 7/16 × 8 7/16 in.)
Material
AccessoriesReichert objectives (3): 4b, 6, 8a; Zeiss objective H.I. 1/12 Apert. 1.30; oculars (3): Reichert ~ 20x, anonymous 5, unmarked ~ 10x; diaphragms (2); condensor insert; central stop; strong hand lens; oil cloth cover; standing case
Credit LineDonated in memory of Dr. Ernst Rossmann
DescriptionThis is a Reichert compound microscope. It has a u-shaped base and a tilting stand with a locking lever located on the blackened inclining joint. The instrument is constructed of brass, with various minor parts and trimmings in nickel. The monocular body is fitted with a revolving triple nosepiece. There is rack and pinion for the coarse adjustment and a fine adjustment screw on top of the post.
The stage is circular and rotating, and has a nickel-plated top. The substage equipment, including an Abbe condenser and a double mirror, lies beneath.
This instrument is accompanied by a standing wooden case with a metal handle.
The stage is circular and rotating, and has a nickel-plated top. The substage equipment, including an Abbe condenser and a double mirror, lies beneath.
This instrument is accompanied by a standing wooden case with a metal handle.
Signedon tube: C. REICHERT / WIEN
ProvenanceGerald Holton, Cambridge, MA
Historical AttributesThis instrument was owned by Professor Gerald Holton.
Optische Werke C. Reichert
Date: circa 1908
Accessories: Reichert ocular: compens. 4; Spencer objective 1.8 mm , na 1.30; condenser mount
Object number: 1358
Optische Werke C. Reichert
Date: circa 1900
Accessories: oculars (2): 3, 5; Reichert objectives (2): 3 and 7a; Zeiss objective in canister; case
Object number: 1341
Carl Reichert
Date: circa 1879
Accessories: 5 objectives: Hartnack # 4, 7, 8, No. II Hom. Imm. No. 2 in Hartnack case; Homog. Oil immersion by Reichert in own case. 2 oculars: 2, 3; 2 disc diaphrams, 3 cup diaphrams which fit in sliding plate, sliding plate and holder for diaphrams; condenser; revolving nose piece; extra frame for mirror on slider; fitted case; key to case.
Object number: 1077a
Bausch & Lomb Optical Company
Date: 1897-1908
Accessories: ocular: 2; objectives (6): B. & L. 1/12, 1/2, 2, Reichert No. 3 and No 7a (missing), Spencer & Smith 1/4, 1; immersion oil in canister; blue filter; square cover glasses; dark-field stop; empty pillbox for cover slips; 5 Triple Alliance glass slides in paper; magnification table; case; key.
Object number: 1387
Carl Reichert
Date: circa 1879
Accessories: 1077a: 5 objectives: Hartnack # 4, 7, 8, No. II Hom. Imm. No. 2 in Hartnack case; Homog. Oil immersion by Reichert in own case. 2 oculars: 2, 3; 2 disc diaphrams, 3 cup diaphrams which fit in sliding plate, sliding plate and holder for diaphrams; condenser; revolving nose piece; extra frame for mirror on slider; fitted case; key to case.
1077b: dark field condenser
1077c: camera lucida
Object number: 1077a-c
Carl Zeiss, Optische Werkstätte, Jena
Date: circa 1898
Accessories: oculars (4): 2, 4, and compensating oculars 6, 8; objectives: AA, DD, a2, and apochromat HI 2.0 mm; triple nosepiece; swing-out condenser with iris-cylinder diaphragm; disk diaphragm and central stop diaphragm; filter; eyepiece micrometer, brush, spare stage clips; large mechanical stage (2006-1-0114b); centering glass (2006-1-0114c) with instructions; magnification tables (2); standing case; key; leather traveling case (2006-1-0114d).
Object number: 2006-1-0114a
Dr Karl Leiss Optische und Mechanische Instrumente
Date: after 1925
Accessories: Leiss oculars (2): 30mm, 50mm; objective: E. Leitz 3; large (2) and small (2) hemispherical lenses of indices 1.7174 and 1.516; 1/4 wave mica plate; quartz wedge; standing case
Object number: 1210
Carl Zeiss, Optische Werkstätte, Jena
Date: circa 1886
Accessories: oculars (2): 1, 2; objectives (3): D, F, 1/12 HI; double nosepiece; Abbe condenser; iris diaphragm; cylinder-diaphragm on slide; articulated substage mirror; parts box [1084b]; Abbe drawing camera [1084c]; flat case; key.
Object number: 1084a
Carl Zeiss, Optische Werkstätte, Jena
Date: circa 1889
Accessories: objectives (5): a1, aa, B, D, E; oculars (2): 2, 5; micrometer ocular: 3; triple nosepiece; Abbe condenser; swing-out iris-cylinder diaphragm, cylinder diaphragm; key; standing case
Object number: 1388
Carl Zeiss, Optische Werkstätte, Jena
Date: circa 1885
Accessories: objectives (4): A, C, F, and DD; 1 ocular: 5; small-parts box with ocular micrometer case; key; Abbe drawing camera in separate box (1125c); box to hold objectives; standing case.
Object number: 1125
Carl Zeiss, Optische Werkstätte, Jena
Date: circa 1886
Accessories: oculars (2): Leitz 4xB, Winkel Zeiss kl 2; objectives (4): Leitz 7, 1/7a oil immersion, Zeiss B, HI 90 iris, B&L 8mm, 1/5, Grunow 1/6; B&L double nosepiece; parabolic reflector for stage; Abbe condensor with iris-cylinder diaphragm; articulated substage mirror; frame for cup diaphragms; cup diaphragms (2); Zeiss-B&L polarizing analyzer A6; Zeiss-B&L vertical illuminator; flat case; key.
Object number: 1044
Ernst Leitz (company)
Date: 1903
Accessories: ocular: 6x; objectives (3): Leitz No. 6, No. 3, Voigtländer 2mm ap. 1.30, #2867; canisters (3); eyedropper; slides (6); clips (2); case and key
Object number: 1997-1-1936