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Hi, I just got this Microscope, I saw it for sale on Facebook, and I asked if the gentleman would ship it to me across the province. He agreed and I got the scope yesterday. According to this Article here, it is from around 1944? https://user.xmission.com/~psneeley/Personal/HowOldIsThatMicroscopeInt...

Yes it seems like you're missing something obvious but I'm not immediately seeing it in your pics. What happens when you loosen the silver knob in the front of the scope shown in the first and second photo? Seems to me the body of the scope is probably held in a "ring" or fork and there may be a re...

Hi there! I recently got this scope on loan to me. Anyway, I probably don't need to go into the full story, as this post will probably be long enough. But pointed out to me by the person who loaned me this scope, the binocular eyeports face away from the user, when the stand is positioned in front o...

Awesome! thanks for the link to that product, ill search for it. I was able to reach the Zeiss archive people and i was able to get some information regarding the scope. I was hoping to get a little more, but maybe they have changed what they can give out. I have seen in the past, some people have a...

That is the A stand model with the serial number dates it to 1924. The 100X is not original and is newer. The rack and pinion below the condenser is for oblique lighting. The mechanical stage is more modern and is not original and probably made in Leiden, Netherlands. Most of the high end Zeiss sco...

I have a few antique microscopes, and I have been doing fairly well in getting them back into working order. I have a couple questions about the rack and pinion mechanisms. Typically a rack and pinion is located in close proximity to a sliding dovetail. For the dovetails, I typically use a a very li...

Hi there! I was wondering if you guys could help me a bit with a microscope i just acquired. This was sold to me as a 1968 Olympus, but it most certainly is not that. It did come in an Olympus box. I pretty much bought it blind because it was only 55 dollars, and i figured, I wouldn't mind a 1968 Oy...

I have a 1947 Leitz Ortholux, I'll include a picture. I have the 6x, 8x, and 12x eyepieces. I would like a set of 10x, not just to complete the set. I was using the 8x as my main workhorse eyepieces, but one of them has suffered some slight peeling of the coating off the 1947 brass eyepieces. So now...

I have one of the first generation Ortholuxes, and I am very interested in doing darkField microscopy. Most things I see online suggest the Darkfield condenser, but how can I use my microscope with the Berek Condenser to do Darkfield? Where in the optical train do i place a circular blockade? Can I ...

I've had this Plugable brand USb microscope for a while, but i have been less than satisfied with the factory ability to position the scope. I found an old Microscope base at my local store, he says it was from an old Zeiss. I took it apart and regreased everything with NYE lubes. I sanded the base ...

Thanks for the reply. I had ordered a couple of these LEDs, are they of the same type? https://www.banggood.com/10W-900LM-WhiteWarm-White-High-Bright-LED-Light-Lamp-Chip-DC-9-12V-p-88169.html?rmmds=myorder&ID=233&cur_warehouse=CN I will have a suitable power supply, and I also have an infinite colle...

I have a Leitz Ortholux. It is mostly intact, but has no lighting. The entire lamp assembly is there, but no bulb. I also do not have the original power supply for the bulb. So all i have is the lamp assembly. I see this kit by Retrodiode, but it is kind of out of my price range. http://www.s-fernal...

I came across this awesome scope. This is my first microscope. I found it several years ago and had the plan to get it professionally rebuilt. I was unable to do so, as my local microscope guy was super busy, so i left the scope alone and untouched for a few years. I worked up the courage to have a ...