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Hola, John.

Thanks for the reply @Polymerase.

I had checked the Zeiss archives, but, for microscopes, I only found production lists up until 1920. My Lg stand is from around 1937. Also read most (if not all) posts on Zeiss L stands in the forum.

I'll try sending Zeiss a message.

Thanks

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