A late 19th-Century lacquered and oxidised brass compound binocular microscope, signed on the horseshoe stand SWIFT & SONS. 81 TOTTENHAM COURT R LONDON.W.C., with rack and pinion focusing, prism, double nose-piece, adjustable slide circular stage, sub-stage wheel condenser, plano-concave mirror, with various accessories, including 3 objectives and 3 eyepieces, in mahogany case - 16¼in. (41.2cm.) high.