A 19th-Century lacquered-brass compound binocular microscope,
A 19th-Century lacquered-brass compound binocular microscope,

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A 19th-Century lacquered-brass compound binocular microscope,
signed on the arm POWELL & LEALAND 170 Euston Road London, with rack and pinion coarse and micrometer fine focusing, mechanical stage, sub-stage outer circle with rack and pinion gear, (sub-stage optics and other fittings missing), the lower limb with plano-concave mirror on articulated arm, the stand with plinth feet, having cork inserts, overall height-- 19in. (48.9cm.), with a mahogany accessory case containing a few Powell & Lealand and other accessories

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