J. Zentmayer 1879 Price list
147 S. Fourth St., Philadelphia, PA
American Centennial Binocular, with 5 eyepieces; diatom stage, draw tube, bull's eye condenser, 3, 4, and 5" objectives, 12º angular aperture, 1 1/2" 22º; 8/10 inch 32º, 4/10 inch 80º, adjustable for thin covers; 1/5 inch 85º, 1/5 inch 120º, adjustable; polarizer, complete; Darker's selenites, Bicknell's achromatic condenser, achromatic condenser with centering adjustment and achromatic combination of 1/2 and 1/5 inch; double nosepiece (angular), eye-piece micrometer, stage micrometer, camera lucida, parabola, erector, stage forceps, blue and ground glass shade, 1 animalcule cage (large), 1 animalcule cage (small), Wenham's compressorium, achromatic oblique prism, right angle prism instead of mirror, parabolic silver side reflector with Sorby's reflector; one pair of orthoscopic eye-pieces, indicators to 2 eyepieces, mineral holder, mechanical finger, Maltwood finder, amplifier, dark wells, Lieberkuhns to 1 1/2 and 8/10 objectives, and a polished mahogany case with side case..................................................$765
American centennial stand with 3 eyepieces..........................$715
American centennial stand, binoc., with 5 eyepieces..............$300
American centennial stand, mono, with 3 eyepieces..............$250
Zentmayer's United States Army Hospital Stand
(patented 1876)
U.S. Army hospital stand, binocular, with 4 eyepieces; 8/10 objective, 32º angular aperture; 1/5 inch 90º ; camera lucida, stage micrometer, and mahogany case........................................$173
U.S. Army hospital stand, monocular, with 2 eyepieces and same accessories as above..$133
U.S. Army hospital stand, binocular, with 4 eyepieces and mahogany case......................$130
U.S. Army hospital stand, monocular, with 2 eyepieces and mahogany case....................$90
Zentmayer's American Histological Stand
(patented 1876)
American Histological stand, with 1 eyepiece (A or B); 8/10 inch objective, 24º aperture; 1/5 inch objective, 75º aperture (which easily resolves p. angulatum), and neat walnut case with lock and handle.............................$50
American Histological stand with same accessories as above, but with rack and pinion coarse focus .............................$58
American Histological stand, same as above, but with binocular attachment and 1 pair eyepieces........................$80
American Histological stand with sliding tube coarse focus, 1 eyepiece, walnut case................................$32
American Histological stand, binocular, with 1 pair eyepieces, walnut case................................$62
Zentmayer's Clinical Stand
Clinical stand, with 2 eyepieces, 8/10 objective, 26º angle of aperture; 1/5 objective, 75º (non-adjustable), case.....................................$50
Large dissecting microscope, complete.........$30
Botanical dissecting microscope, complete...$14
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