Nikon

The TMS is one of the classic Nikon microscopes that were built specifically for the examination of tissue cultures. This is a very good example of the TMS and is all original. x10 wide field eyepieces set well above the stage plate. The microscope has rheostat controlled 6v 20watt halogen illumination. This TMS has a good turret of objectives that are all 160mm tube length.
x40 with coverslip correction (n.a. 0.55)
x10 (n.a. 0.25)
x20 (n.a. 0.40) with coverslip correction
x40 phase contrast DL (n.a. 0.55)

This is an excellent microscope at a very realistic price considering its heritage

In very nice condition this is a Nikon AFM film camera photosystem with a Nikon M-35S camera back. Parallax focus system with target eyepiece. Standard Nikon fitting. A collectors piece.

This is a modern flange fitting Nikon condenser. An Abbe condenser with a numerical aperture of 1.25. Integral iris diaphragm and in excellent condition.

This is a lamp unit complete with bulb for the Nikon SKT microscope. These units are no longer available in the open market.

This is one of the Nikon classics with both bright field and phase contrast options. The microscope itself is in excellent condition for its age and the significant feature is that the lighting has been converted to LED. SKT's had a very specific lighting unit and power cable system which is increasingly difficult to replace. This problem is gone with the LED system which bypasses these issues. The lighting is now a full Kohler system. The bright field objectives are x4, x10, x40 and x100 (oil immersion) with a bright field condenser. There is also a full Zernike phase contrast condenser with x40 and x100 (oil immersion) DLL phase contrast objectives. The usual SKT features include full mechanical stage and coarse and fine focus controls. The binocular head has the original x10 wide field eyepieces. This is an excellent microscope for current use or indeed as a collector's item. Microscopes like these do not come along very often

A Nikon Abbe condenser in very good condition with a numerical aperture of 0.90

The Nikon Eclipse E400 is one of the classic laboratory standard microscopes from a few years ago when microscopes were ‘solid’. It has to be said ‘they don’t make them like this’ these days. This particular unit is in very good condition and has some very interesting features.

The binocular head is ergonomic which in a practical sense means the angle of the eyetubes can be adjusted to suit the height of the user. This no longer assumes that microscope users are  6 feet tall! The E400 has a substantial large mechanical stage with double vernier scales and a drop down coaxial movement control and a focusing substage condenser with iris diaphragm. The quartz halogen 6v 30watt lighting system provides Kohler illumination which is essential for a microscopes of this quality.

As with all modern Nikon microscopes the objectives are M25 screw thread and consist of x4, x10, x20 and x40 plan that are infinity corrected. In addition the microscope is equipped with a unique polariser/analyser system that was originally designed to identify uric acid crystals that are responsible for gout. This means that there is a combined polariser and first order red compensator that can be rotated independently. In other words this biological microscope is also very useful as a polarising microscope.

A substantial quality microscope at a very good price.