Smith & Beck, London c1855

The original mahogany box has the maker’s label in the lid giving details of the available lenses with their magnification and price.

The microscope has a good compliment of accessories:

Monocular microscope with:
The Best Student’s, or N0. 3, Stand
3 off Eyepieces
Diaphragm (below stage)
Achromatic Condenser (plain)
Side Condensing lens on stand for illumination of objects from above
1½” Objective Glass
²/₃” Objective Glass
⁴/₁₀” Objective Glass
¹/₅” Objective Glass Erecting Glass (lens cracked)
3 off Lieberkuhns (one each for 1½”, 2/3”, and 4/10 objective glass)
3 off Dark Wells and Holder Parabolic Reflector (for dark field illumination)
Stage Forceps
Tweezers
Nicol’s prism Polariser
Nicol’s prism Analyser
Adapter to receive Analyser
Selenite mounted in plain brass plate
Live Box Glass Trough Glass Plate with ledge Camera Lucida Attachment
Double Nosepiece
Small Box containing: Bone wedge (for use with glass trough)
                                 Glass Plate (for use with glass trough)
                                 Thin glass covers (for use with glass plate with ledge)

The accessory box has one vacant slot intended for an unknown item

The identification and use of the accessories is explained in A Treatise on the Construction, Proper Use, and Capabilities of Smith, Beck and Beck’s Achromatic Microscopes written by Richard Beck and first published in 1865. A facsimile edition was published in 1987.

Stock No. C1061