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THBAntique 1912 Carl Zeiss Microscope with Additional Lenses and Components
About Seller
522 South Pineapple Avenue
Sarasota, FL 34236
United States
Sarasota Estate Auction specializes in a wide variety of furniture, antiques, fine art, lighting, sculptures, and collectibles. Andrew Ford, owner and operator of the company, has a passion for finding the best pieces of art and antiques and sharing those finds with the Gulf Coast of Florida.
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LiveJan 19, 2025
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- Lot Description
Antique 1912 Carl Zeiss Microscope with Additional Lenses and Components. Stamped with logo and serial number 55538, indicating that this was one of three microscopes made specifically for The Rockefeller Institute of Medical Research in New York City.
Condition: Commensurate with age.
Size: 6 1/4 x 12 3/4 in.
#5127 .
Carl Zeiss was born on September 11th, 1816 in Weimar, then the capital of the grand duchy of Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach. His father, Johann Gottfried August Zeiss, was an ornamental turner, crafting lathe turned work in mother of pearl, amber, ivory, and other exotic materials. While studying at the local Gymnasium he suffered from an inguinal hernia which required him to wear a truss constantly, and he left to study the natural sciences on his own, eventually deciding to become a master machinist. He moved to Jena in 1834 to pursue an apprenticeship under the “Hofmechanikus,” a court-appointed precision machinist and docent at the University of Jena named Friedrich Körner. He spent four years as an apprentice before becoming a journeyman, eager to learn from hands-on experience. In his travels from 1838 to 1845 he worked in Stuttgart, Darmstadt, Vienna and Berlin, particularly intrigued by engines and locomotives. He spent time working alongside Hektor Rössler, an instrument maker who was especially involved in optical and scientific instrument production as well as steam power. He eventually returned to Jena to renew an association with the botanist Matthias Jacob Schleiden, who had stimulated his original interest in optics and emphasized the need for high quality microscopes. After establishing a machinist’s shop in 1846 he began selling eyeglasses, telescopes, microscopes, drawing instruments, thermometers, barometers, balances, glassblowing accessories and other devices imported from foreign suppliers. Within a year he was selling his own simple microscopes, beating his competitors not only in price but in quality. A year later he brought on August Löber as his apprentice, and in 1849 he married a pastor’s daughter named Bertha Schatter, who tragically died giving birth to his first son the following year. In 1853 Zeiss married Ottilie Trinkler, a headmaster’s daughter, with whom he had three more children. By 1858 Zeiss had developed the first compound microscope, which soon became the standard used by doctors, companies, and clinics throughout Europe. His collaboration on a water immersion objective with Ernst Abbe from 1866 to 1872 helped reduce pricing and the time needed to make microscopes by 25%, giving them a virtual monopoly on the product for many decades. In 1875 the Zeiss health clinic was established, which guaranteed employees free treatment by a clinic doctor and free access to medication, as well as offering sick leave pay, one of the first policies of its kind. In 1876 Zeiss’ son Roderich joined the company, collaborating with Abbe to modernize and expand the firm, and by the mid 1880s there were new retail stores in England, France, and Denmark. The creation of their own glassworks and acknowledgement by numerous countries and rulers as their official producer of scientific implements made the company world-renowned, and Zeiss overcame a mild stroke in 1885 to finish working on apochromatic objectives, delivering remarkably improved image quality. However, a series of increasingly worse strokes throughout 1888 led to his death on December 3rd of that year. Today his legacy lives on in the company he founded, which has grown into a multinational behemoth that still produces medical technology as well as cameras, telescopes, semiconductors, and a variety of consumer goods, in addition to a German football club that bear his name and a Foundation, Carl-Zeiss-Stiftung, which still provides opportunities to students in Jena to this day.
Condition
Commensurate with age.
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6 1/4 x 12 3/4 in.
