This is description of this part:
Empty (!), wooden box for a phase contrast set from Carl Zeiss Jena for older black biological microscopes.
Originally, in the 1950s and 1960s such wooden boxes were used to sell phase contrast sets for (among others) the following Carl Zeiss Jena microscopes:
- Lg
- Lumipan
- Nf
What is this part needed for?
- if you have a complete phase contrast set or individual loose elements and want to store them in the original packaging
- if you want to store other microscope elements in this box
- if you plan to assemble a phase contrast set in the future and already want to have the box