A lacquered brass compound binocular microscope Smith Beck and Beck, London, late 19th century The bifurcated body tube with rack and pinion coarse focussing and eyepiece adjustment, the nosepiece with fine focus and carrier for two objectives, the circular stage with X and Y subject positioning and screw rotation against a scale divided for 40-0-180 degrees to circumference above sub-stage condensor with iris diaphragm and pivoted plano-concave mirror, the shaped upper limb pivoted via axis support on stand cast with two columnar uprights on a triform platform base issuing three horizontal supports signed Smith Beck & Beck, 31 Cornhill, London and numbered 4376 to upper surface of one, in original mahogany box with brass carrying handle above panelled front door and containing brass canisters for the two objective lenses, 50cm (19.25ins) high excluding handle; with a small rosewood box containing a quantity of unprepared glass slide plates, 23cm (9ins) wide. Condition report disclaimer
A lacquered brass compound binocular microscope Smith Beck and Beck, London, late 19th century The bifurcated body tube with rack and pinion coarse focussing and eyepiece adjustment, the nosepiece with fine focus and carrier for two objectives, the circular stage with X and Y subject positioning and screw rotation against a scale divided for 40-0-180 degrees to circumference above sub-stage condensor with iris diaphragm and pivoted plano-concave mirror, the shaped upper limb pivoted via axis support on stand cast with two columnar uprights on a triform platform base issuing three horizontal supports signed Smith Beck & Beck, 31 Cornhill, London and numbered 4376 to upper surface of one, in original mahogany box with brass carrying handle above panelled front door and containing brass canisters for the two objective lenses, 50cm (19.25ins) high excluding handle; with a small rosewood box containing a quantity of unprepared glass slide plates, 23cm (9ins) wide. Condition report disclaimer
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