A 19th-century lacquered-brass compound-monocular microscope, signed on the Y-shaped base J.B. Dancer Optician Manchester, with rack and pinion coarse focusing, fine adjustment the mechanical stage with diagonal adjustment, the body limb with axis located on the slender two-pillar stand and base, with three eye-pieces, various objectives accessories and trade label, in mahogany case with accessory all slide drawers 16½in. (42cm.) high