26th Apr, 2023 10:00
The Collectors Sale
A WWII German Leitz Microscope
German, c.1940, engraved to the body tube Ernst Leitz Wetzlar, No.360679, the microscope with plano-concave mirror, focusing substage condenser, simple rotating stage, triple nosepiece with 3 objectives, all finished in mat black and chrome
Note: the microscope comes with a small paper note that reads 'German army microscope, looted in Tunisia 1943, courtesy of J E Rommel'
Sold for £31
Result plus buyers premium
German, c.1940, engraved to the body tube Ernst Leitz Wetzlar, No.360679, the microscope with plano-concave mirror, focusing substage condenser, simple rotating stage, triple nosepiece with 3 objectives, all finished in mat black and chrome
Note: the microscope comes with a small paper note that reads 'German army microscope, looted in Tunisia 1943, courtesy of J E Rommel'
Auction: The Collectors Sale, 26th Apr, 2023
