German, c.1895, engraved to the body tube 'Carl Zeiss Jena No24854', the microscope on a black enamelled 'Y' shaped base, small trunnions support the body below the stage, plano-concave mirror in gimbal, focusing (stuck) substage with Abbe type condenser, with large circular stage, body with single drawer tube, triple nose piece, with 4 Zeiss objectives, 2 eyepieces, original French polished case with corresponding serial number, case 38cm tall