A late 19th-century brass compound monocular microscope, signed on the cruciform stage J * Cuff LONDON, the eye-piece with dust slide, the body tube located on a limb with bracket support and engraved 1-6 to correspond with the numbered objectives (complete), the rectangular-section pillar similarly engraved and with adjustment for focusing by clamp and fine-screw, the pillar and shaped brass with scroll support and concave mirror on ebonised oak plinth base with accessory drawer, with sprung stage slide-holder, frog-plate, leberhuhn and other items in pyramid shaped mahogany carrying case 17½in. (44.5cm.) high