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Term: Wetzlar

Description

Located on Lahn river, N of Frankfurt; was important medieval center; went to Prussia in 1815; noted as home of Goethe, who was a lawyer here & here met the young woman immortalized as Lotte in his book of 1774; produces optical instruments & ironware.

Objects

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Prado projector polarization attachment set
1950-1960
Leitz UK IV stand with UBM Greenough-type stereoscopic compound microscope
circa 1935
set of various optical accessories
1900-1950
objective, 1b
1945-1960
objective, 5
1925-1950

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Ernst Leitz (company)

1849 - 1986

Hensoldt

founded 1850
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W. & H. Seibert

1867 - 1938
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Optisches Institut von Seibert & Krafft

founded 1872
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Pfeiffer Vacuum Inc.

1890-present

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