Simple Botanic Microscope, English, c. 1800

The box is wood with copper alloy frames and a pale velvet lining in the base. The lid is hinged at one end with instructions for use printed on a label on the inside. The lens is set in a copper alloy annulus, the central area of which is blackened ivory, supported by one column. Below the lens is a circular stage also supported by the column. When the box is closed the assembly lies flat. As the lid is opened the instrument is raised to a vertical position. There are copper alloy forceps, a scalpel. a pin and a lens.