| RefNo | MOB/071 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Binocular microscope by Erntz Leitz Gmbh |
| Artist | Ernst Leitz Gmbh |
| Date | c.1913 |
| Description | Commercially manufactured binocular microscope oculars and head, with four lenses, in an original velvet lined case. Instrument engraved with the maker’s mark ‘Ernst Leitz Wetzlar’ on a circular black enamelled plate. Each of two paired lenses (designated ‘1’ and ‘3’) are similarly marked. Case lid engraved with the company name ’E.Leitz, Wetzlar.’ in gilding. A later Royal Society classification ‘Z.R.S.1’ has been glued above the maker’s mark. |
| Extent | 1 instrument |
| ObjectName | Scientific Instrument |
| Materials | Brass, steel, enamel, glass |
| Dimensions | h 79 x w 174 x d 188 mm [box] |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| Provenance | Exact provenance unknown, possibly the microscope mentioned in the Royal Society conversazione programme, 13 May 1914, p.14, exhibit 32: 'Mr. E. Leitz. A new binocular microscope' |
| URLDescription | Digital version available on The Royal Society Picture Library |
| URL | https://pictures.royalsociety.org/image-rs-12566 |