Lumipan Microscope from the 1950:s.

Lumipan Microscope

I bought a Lumipan microscope from Ebay, price 133€.
I've wanted to own a microscope since I was a kid and when stumbling over it,   I bought a suitable object.
It's been used in a department for biochemistry research on a big hospital.

See descriptive article:
http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/mag/artfeb16/sb-Lumipan.pdf
There are a couple of images at the end. My mobile, Samsung Alpha was used, infinitely cheaper and easier than using one of my Lumix [FZ100 or FZ82] cameras.

Almost all controls, object table, focus etc were stuck and needed cleaning an lubrication. Lenses were dirty and a polarizing filter was destroyed, presumably by storing in unstable temperatures and high humidity.

At this time I'm looking for cleaning tools and usage descriptions. One thing (still stuck) is the phase contrast unit below the object table.

Update:after lubricating for two days, I resorted to a pair of "angle nose slip joint pliers" (where I live: polygrip) to come to grips with it. Sucessfully!!

The problem is, I have to have a PHV type lens for it to be of any use. Said and done, i bought one 40X/0.650.17 from ebay.com. With luck it will appear before the end of january. This is the fixed phase contrast variant. There is a variable one too, described in the "sb-Lumipan.pdf" above.

Information on this subject was found at a useful forum:
https://www.mikroskopie-forum.de/index.php?topic=16694.0
pointing to:
http://www.smartrepair.ch/forum/Phasenkontrast.pdf
How to unstick it is my next project :)

My German is like 50/50. I get half of what I read in German and lose the rest so I thought (with the help of Google translate) a translation to English would be nice to have. Not as easy as you might think but easier and faster than a crash course in German. So, at
https://a-zproj.blogspot.com/2020/01/lumipan-microscope-i-bought-lumipan.html
you can find it.

In the case you a link to a PDF ends up in nowhere land, I may supply it if you contact me. I am a total amateur in this field so I have very little practical advice to give, but a couple of PDFs.

By the way, lightbulbs are very expensive,i found them at Ebay, 5 pcs for some 100€. There were other sources selling for considerably highe price. Hard bargains!
You should be looking for NARVA 67273 LWT-P5T 6V/ 15W when searching the Internet

Pollen, two types at 200X

Yeast cells at 600X (dirty lens!)