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Summary

Template:Information The image shown is suspected to be a picture of the AEG Zeiss model EM6 or earlier. The assumption is based on Bodo von Borries stating it to be the AEG Zeiss electrostatic electron microscope, but not referring to it by name (if the author of this post remembers correctly). Since uploading the image, manuals of the EM8/III and EM8/IV have been added to the museums collection, as well as pictures found of the EM8/I and EM7. These being distinctly different from what is shown, but the genetic heritage is obvious. Since it is now know, that models EM1 to EM6 preceded the EM7 and EM8, it stands to reason, that based on available evidence at the time of writing, that the model shown is thus either the model EM4, EM5 or EM6. The author tends to it being the EM6, since it already has a rudimentary case around it, where as a picture of an even earlier AEG Zeiss model (not yet uploaded at time of writing) shows no such casing to be present.

Definitive evidence will likely be hard to impossible to get, since it has come to light, that EM1 to EM6 had been taken by the Red Army when Ernst Brüche's lab was raided nearing the end of world war 2. EM7, having been brought to safety via horse drawn cart. Possible additional information might come to light given enough time, allowing an identification with 100% certainty. For the time being this microscope will be referred to as the EM6.

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