A 19th-Century lacquered-brass botanical microscope,
A 19th-Century lacquered-brass botanical microscope,

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A 19th-Century lacquered-brass botanical microscope,
signed on the rectangular-section pillar Braham Bristol, with rack and pinion focusing, the stage with sprung slide holder, sub-stage concave mirror, with mounting ferrule, arranged to fit on the top of the mahogany case, containing four objectives, three ivory sliders, forceps, specimen forceps and a bull's-eye condenser, the mahogany case with two brass hooks and eyes -- 6in. (16.5cm.) wide

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