c.1890, German, engraved 'Carl Zeiss Jena No.37910' and 'Ic' to the base, heavy black lacquered 'Y' shaped base, plano-concave mirror, fully mechanical substage condenser assembly, fully mechanical stage with separate simple stage, micro-photography eyepiece shade and cowel, with five Zeiss objectives A, D, D*, DD 8mm Apo and five eyepieces in French polished mahogany case, height 38cm