Before the unification of Germany, there were two Zeiss factories. Carl Zeiss located in Oberkochen and Carl Zeiss GmbH located in Jena. This section is for the Oberkochen products often referred to as West German Zeiss. |
The Wild (Heerbrugg) company was founded in 1921 in Switzerland and their microscopes were notable for their fine engineering. Wild merged with Leitz in 1987 and was renamed Wild-Leitz in 1989 and has now become part of Leica Microsystems which is widely considered to be the current most prestigious microscope manufacturer. |
Nikon is a Japanese microscope manufacturer of a range of quality instruments including super resolution, confocal and live cell screening systems. |
Japanese microscope manufacturer of high precision and specification equipment. One of the market leaders. |
Leica Microsystems GmbH is a manufacturer of superb optical equipment. Leica Microsytems is a successor company of Ernst Leitz that was founded in Germany in 1869. |
Microscope accessories and related equipment. |
Antique microscopes represent an investment and are a joy to look at as well as look down. |
Equipment offered at exceptional prices, often for specific reasons give in the decriptions. |
Modern microscopy and related subject books are rare these days. The books in this section, in the main, come from the era when microscopy was the subject of very many books, but their content is still relevant today. |
Microscopes and equipment that are ideal for those on a budget. |
Microscopes and equipment that are now collectable items as well as functional. Good examples are increasingly rare and their value will rise further in the future. |
Eyepieces from a range of vintage and modern manufacturers |
Equipment that originally has been used in a professional laboratory setting |
Objectives from most vintage and modern manufacturers |
Equipment that is related to microscopy and slide preparation |
Previously prepared microscope slides from a wide range of specimen material |
Low power dissecting or stereomicroscopes |